Current Time in North Cowichan, Canada 🇨🇦
Lat/Long: 48.84° N, 123.69° W
Elevation: 145 m above sea level
Population rank: #168 of 1,358 cities in Canada by population
Province: British Columbia
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada (North America)
IANA Timezone: America/Vancouver
Solar time: clocks run about 1h 15m ahead of the sun
Timezone: PCT
Seasonal Clock Changes: No ✅ British Columbia observes Pacific Time (PCT), UTC−07:00 year-round, with no spring or autumn clock changes.
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Canada: AST, CST, EST, MST, NST, PST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Canada: ADT, CDT, EDT, MDT, NDT, PDT
The time now in North Cowichan, Canada is shown in the live clock above and updates every second. North Cowichan currently observes PCT, UTC-7. North Cowichan sits in the America/Vancouver time zone, UTC−08:00. North Cowichan does not observe daylight saving time, so this offset holds all year. The sun is up for only about 10 hours today. Being in the temperate belt, North Cowichan sees markedly longer summer days and shorter winter ones. North Cowichan sits at a modest 145 m above sea level. North Cowichan is fairly isolated: even Los Angeles lies some 1705 km off. North Cowichan is a smaller locality in Canada, handy to pin down before scheduling a call across time zones.
The sun rises over North Cowichan at 07:52 and sets at 18:03, giving 10h 11m of daylight today.
North Cowichan Time Zone and Daylight
Daylight Hours in North Cowichan
North Cowichan gets 10h 11m of daylight today. Sunrise in North Cowichan is at 07:52 and sunset in North Cowichan is at 18:03.
Daylight ranges from about 8h 14m near the December solstice to 16h 10m near the June solstice.
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| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 26 Oct ● | 06:03 | 07:52 | 12:58 | 15:36 | 18:05 | 19:35 |
| Tue, 27 Oct | 06:04 | 07:53 | 12:58 | 15:35 | 18:03 | 19:33 |
| Wed, 28 Oct | 06:05 | 07:55 | 12:58 | 15:33 | 18:01 | 19:31 |
| Thu, 29 Oct | 06:07 | 07:56 | 12:58 | 15:32 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| Fri, 30 Oct | 06:08 | 07:58 | 12:58 | 15:31 | 17:58 | 19:28 |
| Sat, 31 Oct | 06:10 | 07:59 | 12:58 | 15:29 | 17:56 | 19:26 |
| Sun, 1 Nov | 06:11 | 08:01 | 12:58 | 15:28 | 17:55 | 19:25 |
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How Far Is North Cowichan From Other Major Cities?
| City | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 1,705 km | SSE (163deg) |
| New York | 3,950 km | E (84deg) |
| Tokyo | 7,544 km | WNW (299deg) |
| London | 7,642 km | NE (34deg) |
| Paris | 7,985 km | NE (34deg) |
| Moscow | 8,256 km | N (11deg) |
| Hong Kong | 10,250 km | NW (308deg) |
| Sao Paulo | 11,068 km | ESE (115deg) |
North Cowichan's Antipode: The Opposite Side of the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from North Cowichan and you would surface in the open ocean, near 48.8deg S, 56.3deg E.
Frequently Asked Questions about North Cowichan
What time is it in North Cowichan right now?
The current local time in North Cowichan is 07:04 on Monday, October 26, 2026. North Cowichan follows the America/Vancouver time zone.
What time zone is North Cowichan in?
Clocks in North Cowichan follow the America/Vancouver IANA time zone (UTC-07:00). It applies to the wider area too and adjusts on its own for daylight saving where that is observed.
How many hours ahead or behind UTC is North Cowichan?
Right now North Cowichan sits at UTC-07:00. Going from UTC to local time in North Cowichan means moving the clock 07:00 hours backward.
Is North Cowichan on daylight saving time right now?
Yes — North Cowichan is currently observing daylight saving time as of October 26, 2026.
What time is sunrise and sunset in North Cowichan today?
North Cowichan sees sunrise at 07:52 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 10h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over North Cowichan tonight?
The moon phase over North Cowichan tonight is Waning Gibbous with 99.6% illumination.
What is solar time in North Cowichan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In North Cowichan, clocks run about 1h 15m ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.