America/Halifax • live clock
Current time in Halifax, Canada
Halifax, Canada keeps Atlantic Time: AST (UTC-4) in standard time and ADT (UTC-3) during its seasonal adjustment. The clock shows whichever rule is in force. The live clock is synchronized with Digital Clock Online’s server after the page loads.
Synchronizing with server time.
America/Halifax at a glance
- IANA time zone
- America/Halifax
- Time-zone name
- Atlantic Time (AST)
- Standard offset
- UTC-4
- Seasonal offset
- UTC-3 (ADT)
- Daylight saving
- Observed; exact dates below
- Used in
- Canada
When clocks change in Halifax, Canada
These scheduled changes cover 2026 and 2027. Each row gives the exact UTC instant, direction and resulting offset.
| UTC instant | Change | Resulting time |
|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | ADT (UTC-3) |
| November 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | AST (UTC-4) |
| March 14, 2027 at 6:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | ADT (UTC-3) |
| November 7, 2027 at 5:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | AST (UTC-4) |
Places that use America/Halifax
America/Halifax covers Halifax, Sydney, Dartmouth, Moncton. Its country relationships are Canada.
Time difference between Halifax, Canada and other cities
| City | Time zone | Difference from Halifax |
|---|---|---|
| London | Europe/London | 4 hours ahead |
| New York | America/New_York | 1 hour behind |
| Los Angeles | America/Los_Angeles | 4 hours behind |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 8 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 12 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 13 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Australia/Sydney | 14 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads | Calculating your current difference |
Reference-city differences use standard offsets. Where either place changes clocks seasonally, the gap can change during the year.
Zones on the same standard time as Halifax, Canada
These zones share UTC-4 as their standard offset. Seasonal rules can make their live clocks differ during part of the year.