Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+7
- Time zone
- Asia/Ho_Chi_MinhUTC+7
- Sunrise
- 10:43 pm
- Sunset
- 11:13 am
- Daylight
- 12 hours 29 minutes30 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Ho Chi Minh City
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Ho Chi Minh City has stayed on UTC+7 (UTC+7) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Ho Chi Minh City doing anything.
Ho Chi Minh City time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 3pm and 17:00 in Ho Chi Minh — 9am to 10am at the other end.
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Time difference between Ho Chi Minh City and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
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| Los Angeles PDT | 4:28 pm Wed | 16:28 | 14 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:28 pm Wed | 17:28 | 13 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 6:28 pm Wed | 18:28 | 12 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 7:28 pm Wed | 19:28 | 11 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 7:28 pm Wed | 19:28 | 11 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:28 pm Wed | 20:28 | 10 hours behind |
| London BST | 12:28 am | 00:28 | 6 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 1:28 am | 01:28 | 5 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 1:28 am | 01:28 | 5 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:28 am | 01:28 | 5 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 2:28 am | 02:28 | 4 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 2:28 am | 02:28 | 4 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:28 am | 03:28 | 3 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 4:58 am | 04:58 | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 7:28 am | 07:28 | 1 hour ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:28 am | 08:28 | 2 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 9:28 am | 09:28 | 3 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 11:28 am | 11:28 | 5 hours ahead |
About Ho Chi Minh City
- Population
- 14002598
- Coordinates
- 10.823, 106.630
- Region
- Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam
- IANA zone
- Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Solar noon
- 4:58 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Ho Chi Minh City right now?
It is 6:28 am (06:28 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Ho Chi Minh City in?
Ho Chi Minh City uses the Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh time zone, currently UTC+7 (UTC+7). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like UTC+7 are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Ho Chi Minh City on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Ho Chi Minh City stays on UTC+7 (UTC+7) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ho Chi Minh City today?
The sun rises at 5:43 am and sets at 6:13 pm today, giving 12 hours 29 minutes of daylight. That is 30 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Ho Chi Minh City of Los Angeles?
Ho Chi Minh City is 14 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 6:28 am in Ho Chi Minh City, it is 4:28 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City is in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, at 10.82° N, 106.63° E, with a population of about 14,002,598. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.