Sunrise and sunset in Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada

Local time 14:44 AST 44.72° N, 63.43° W
Sunrise07:09First light 06:37
Sunset16:46Last light 17:18
Daylight9 h 37 min2 min 23 s shorter
Solar noon11:58Sun highest in the sky

Sun times in Preston today

The Sun rises in Preston at 07:09 and sets at 16:46 today, giving 9 h 37 min of daylight, 2 min 23 s shorter. It is highest at 11:58. The sky is fully dark from 18:27 until 05:27.

Twilight

PhaseMorningEvening
Astronomical twilight begins / ends05:2718:27
Nautical twilight06:0217:53
Civil twilight (first and last light)06:3717:18
Sunrise / sunset07:0916:46

A dash means the Sun does not reach that depth below the horizon today.

Golden hour and blue hour

LightMorningEvening
Blue hour06:37 – 06:4917:05 – 17:18
Golden hour06:49 – 07:5316:02 – 17:05

Golden hour: Sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: 4° to 6° below.

Sunrise and sunset for the next 30 days

DateSunriseSunsetDaylightChangeDark from
Sat, Nov 14 07:09 16:46 9 h 37 min −2:23 18:27
Sun, Nov 15 07:10 16:45 9 h 35 min −2:21 18:26
Mon, Nov 16 07:12 16:44 9 h 33 min −2:17 18:26
Tue, Nov 17 07:13 16:43 9 h 30 min −2:16 18:25
Wed, Nov 18 07:14 16:42 9 h 28 min −2:14 18:24
Thu, Nov 19 07:15 16:41 9 h 26 min −2:10 18:24
Fri, Nov 20 07:17 16:41 9 h 24 min −2:08 18:23
Sat, Nov 21 07:18 16:40 9 h 22 min −2:05 18:22
Sun, Nov 22 07:19 16:39 9 h 20 min −2:02 18:22
Mon, Nov 23 07:21 16:38 9 h 18 min −1:59 18:21
Tue, Nov 24 07:22 16:38 9 h 16 min −1:56 18:21
Wed, Nov 25 07:23 16:37 9 h 14 min −1:53 18:20
Thu, Nov 26 07:24 16:36 9 h 12 min −1:50 18:20
Fri, Nov 27 07:26 16:36 9 h 10 min −1:46 18:20
Sat, Nov 28 07:27 16:35 9 h 09 min −1:42 18:19
Sun, Nov 29 07:28 16:35 9 h 07 min −1:39 18:19
Mon, Nov 30 07:29 16:34 9 h 05 min −1:36 18:19
Tue, Dec 1 07:30 16:34 9 h 04 min −1:31 18:19
Wed, Dec 2 07:31 16:34 9 h 02 min −1:28 18:18
Thu, Dec 3 07:33 16:33 9 h 01 min −1:24 18:18
Fri, Dec 4 07:34 16:33 9 h 00 min −1:20 18:18
Sat, Dec 5 07:35 16:33 8 h 58 min −1:16 18:18
Sun, Dec 6 07:36 16:33 8 h 57 min −1:12 18:18
Mon, Dec 7 07:37 16:33 8 h 56 min −1:07 18:18
Tue, Dec 8 07:38 16:33 8 h 55 min −1:03 18:18
Wed, Dec 9 07:39 16:33 8 h 54 min −1:00 18:18
Thu, Dec 10 07:40 16:33 8 h 53 min −0:55 18:18
Fri, Dec 11 07:40 16:33 8 h 52 min −0:50 18:18
Sat, Dec 12 07:41 16:33 8 h 51 min −0:45 18:19
Sun, Dec 13 07:42 16:33 8 h 51 min −0:41 18:19

Sunrise and sunset by month

Month (15th)SunriseSunsetDaylight
November 202607:1016:459 h 35 min
December 202607:4416:338 h 50 min
January 202707:4716:599 h 11 min
February 202707:1417:4110 h 28 min
March 202707:2619:1911 h 53 min
April 202706:2919:5813 h 29 min
May 202705:4520:3514 h 49 min
June 202705:2721:0115 h 34 min
July 202705:4220:5615 h 15 min
August 202706:1520:1914 h 04 min
September 202706:5219:2412 h 33 min
October 202707:2818:2911 h 01 min

2026 at a glance

  • Longest day: June 21, 15 h 35 min of daylight
  • Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 48 min
  • Earliest sunset: 16:33 on December 9
  • Latest sunrise: 07:51 on January 2

Tonight the Moon is waxing crescent, 24% lit. Moonrise and moonset in Preston.

Times are calculated for 44.7157, -63.4342 at sea level with a flat horizon and standard refraction, using the NOAA solar equations. Hills, buildings and elevation can shift the times you see by a few minutes. Sources and methods.