About Amherst
Discover Amherst, which is located in Canada, home to 9,413 residents, with a Latitude, Longitude of 45° 50' 0.42" N, 45° 50' 0.42" N. Today is Sunday, March 2, and the city observes the Atlantic Standard Time time zone. The next daylight saving time change is just 6 days away. It's 14 days away from the next major holiday, St. Patrick’s Day. To view additional holidays for this year, you can reference the holiday calendar for Canada.
Stay informed with the current local time in Amherst, including the exact day of the week and date. Discover detailed information about the local time zone, population, sunrise and sunset, and other interesting facts about Amherst, Canada. Find everything you need to know about Amherst, including its population, time zone, currency, and dialing code for Canada.
Current Date and Time Information
This year is not a leap year, so our calendar we will have 365 days this year. We have 29 more days left in the month of March. We are currently on the 61st day of the year, with 304 days remaining and so far 16.71% of the year has passed.
Key Information About Amherst
- Time Zone
- Atlantic Standard Time
- Daylight Savings
- Currently not observing daylight savings
- Daylight Saving Time Begins: March 9, 2025
- On Sunday, March 9th 2025, at 02:00 AM, clocks will be turned forward by one hour to 03:00 AM. This marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Remember to adjust your clocks accordingly.
- Current UTC Offset
- UTC -04
- Country ISO 2
- CA
- Country ISO 3
- CAN
- Population
- 9,413
- Country Dialing Code
- +1
- Top Level Domain
- .ca
- Time Zone Identifier
- America/Halifax
- State/Region
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Elevation
- 0 Meters or 0 Feet
- Currency Code / Name
- CAD / Dollar
- Coordinates in Decimal Degrees (DD)
- Latitude: 45.83345
Longitude: -64.19874 - Coordinates in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)
- Latitude: 45° 50' 0.42" N
Longitude: 64° 11' 55.46" W - Coordinates in Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DMM)
- Latitude: 45° 50.007' N
Longitude: 64° 11.924' W - Alternate Names of Amherst
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