What time is it in Ho Chi Minh City right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh. Ho Chi Minh City is 7 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Ho Chi Minh City in?

Ho Chi Minh City uses ICT (Indochina Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, and the current UTC offset is UTC+7.

Does Ho Chi Minh City observe daylight saving time?

No. Ho Chi Minh City stays on UTC+7 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Ho Chi Minh City?

Open the time zone converter for Ho Chi Minh City to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City is on ICT (Indochina Time), UTC+7. Ho Chi Minh City does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

6:14 PM:58ICT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+7

Country: Vietnam
Region: Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
Lat/Long: 10°49'N / 106°38'E
Elevation: 7 m
Population: 14,002,598
Currency: Dong (VND)
Languages: Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese
Dialling code: +84

Time zone in Ho Chi Minh City

Time zone
ICT
Indochina Time
UTC offset
UTC+7
7 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Ho Chi Minh City keeps UTC+7

Ho Chi Minh City keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, one of 2 time zones in use in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Ho Chi Minh City today

Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
5:30 PM
Day length
11 hours 47 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Ho Chi Minh City for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 10°49'N / 106°38'E.

Time difference between Ho Chi Minh City and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Ho Chi Minh City. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Ho Chi Minh City
City	Local time	Compared to Ho Chi Minh City
New YorkUnited States	Tue 7:14 AM	−11h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 4:14 AM	−14h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 6:14 AM	−12h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 7:14 AM	−11h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 5:14 AM	−13h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 8:14 AM	−10h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 11:14 AM	−7h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 12:14 PM	−6h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 12:14 PM	−6h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 12:14 PM	−6h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 1:14 PM	−5h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 3:14 PM	−3h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:44 PM	−1h 30m (behind)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 7:14 PM	+1h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 7:14 PM	+1h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 8:14 PM	+2h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 10:14 PM	+4h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 12:14 AM	+6h (ahead)

Other cities near Ho Chi Minh City

All 309 cities in Vietnam

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.