Time zone in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is on Indochina Time (UTC+7) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
By the sun, noon in Ho Chi Minh City falls at about 11:53 AM (on average over the year). The city lies at 106.63° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Ho Chi Minh City.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Ho Chi Minh City, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 9:00 PM, day before | 10:00 PM, day before |
| London | 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| Paris | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| Tokyo | 2:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| Sydney | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Ho Chi Minh City does not.
Best time to call Ho Chi Minh City from New York
To reach someone at work in Ho Chi Minh City from New York: in January, the best window is from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM the next day in Ho Chi Minh City. In July, the best window is from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM in New York, which is 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Ho Chi Minh City (outside strict office hours on one side).
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.