Time in Bedford

Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4, UTC-4)

Current local time: 15:53

Next DST change: 2027-03-14 - UTC-3.

Current local time in Bedford: · 10 Nov 2026

Bedford time zone

Time zone
UTC-4 · UTC-4standard time

14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC-3 (UTC-3) - in 124 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

Canada has 10 distinct time zone rule groups. Bedford uses Atlantic Standard Time.

  • UTC-5 · UTC-5Ontario, QuebecUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-3:30 · UTC-3:30Newfoundland and LabradorUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-4 · UTC-4Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward IslandUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-4 · UTC-4America/Blanc-SablonNo daylight saving time
  • UTC-6 · UTC-6Manitoba, OntarioUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-5 · UTC-5America/AtikokanNo daylight saving time
  • UTC-6 · UTC-6SaskatchewanNo daylight saving time
  • UTC-7 · UTC-7Alberta, Northwest Territories, British ColumbiaUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-7 · UTC-7Yukon, British ColumbiaNo daylight saving time
  • UTC-8 · UTC-8British ColumbiaUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Bedford

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Bedford
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London4 h aheadCompare Bedford and London
New York1 h behindCompare Bedford and New York
Los Angeles4 h behindCompare Bedford and Los Angeles
Berlin5 h aheadCompare Bedford and Berlin
Dubai8 h aheadCompare Bedford and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day9 h 30 min aheadCompare Bedford and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day12 h aheadCompare Bedford and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day13 h aheadCompare Bedford and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day15 h aheadCompare Bedford and Sydney
Copenhagen5 h aheadCompare Bedford and Copenhagen

Sun in Bedford today

Daylight
07:049h 47m16:51

9h 47m today - 5h 48m less than the longest day and 0h 59m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Bedford

City facts
Country
Canada
Region
Nova Scotia
Population
21,474
Dialing code
Currency
CAD · Dollar
Coordinates
44.7255°, -63.6673°

Public holidays in Nova Scotia

Holidays

  1. Remembrance Day

    Wednesday · in 1 days

    NS

  2. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 45 days

    Nationallong weekend

  3. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 52 days

    Nationallong weekend

  4. Heritage Day

    Monday · in 97 days

    NSlong weekend

  5. Good Friday

    Friday · in 136 days

    Nationallong weekend

Nearby cities

Nearby
  • Moncton176 km · Same time
  • Saint John197 km · Same time
  • Fredericton271 km · Same time
  • Sydney314 km · Same time
  • Portland539 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
  • Lévis626 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
  • Québec629 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
  • Beauport629 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
  • Brooklyn954 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
  • New York954 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Bedford in?
Bedford uses America/Halifax: UTC-4 (UTC-4).
02Does Bedford have daylight saving time?
14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC-3 (UTC-3) - in 124 days
03What is the time difference between Bedford and London?
Bedford is 4 h behind relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Bedford from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 15:00-16:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Bedford.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Bedford in?
Bedford is in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4/UTC-3), America/Halifax. Standard time is UTC-4.
02Does Bedford use daylight saving time?
Yes. Bedford changes between UTC-4 and UTC-3 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Bedford and UTC?
Bedford is UTC-4 in standard time and UTC-3 during daylight saving time.