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What time is it in Ho Chi Minh City?
00:45:40
Saturday 14 November 2026
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Time zone UTC+07:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:48 · sunset 17:27
Time difference with Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is on UTC+07:00 right now: 7 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Ho Chi Minh City |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:45 | 7 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:45 | 12 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:45 | 15 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:45 | 6 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:45 | 6 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:45 | 3 hours behind |
| New Delhi India | 23:15 | 1 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:45 | 1 hour ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:45 | 1 hour ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:45 | 2 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:45 | 4 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:45 | 10 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City does not change its clocks: UTC+07:00 all year round.
History of local time in Ho Chi Minh City
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 13 June 1975 | UTC+7 all year round |
| 1959 – 1974 | UTC+8 all year round |
| 1955 – 1958 | UTC+7 all year round |
| 1947 – 1954 | UTC+8 all year round |
| until 1946 | UTC+7 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Ho Chi Minh City
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 711 km away, Kota Bharu (Malaysia) is 1 hour ahead of Ho Chi Minh City all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Gò Vấp | 6 km |
| Quận Mười Một | 7 km |
| Quận Mười | 7 km |
| Quận Ba | 8 km |
| Quận Năm | 9 km |
| Quận Sáu | 9 km |
| Quận Bốn | 10 km |
| Thuận An | 15 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Ho Chi Minh City
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 11 h 38 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 05:26, dusk 17:49, solar noon 11:37. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (11 h 29 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (12 h 45 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:29 (25 May 2027), latest at 06:17 (24 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:26 (16 November 2026), latest at 18:20 (3 July 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 24 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:49 · moonset 21:30 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 18:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Vietnam
Good to know about the time in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is on Vietnam time, UTC+7, all year round, with no daylight saving time: it is 6 hours ahead of Paris in winter and 5 hours ahead in summer.
From 1960 to 1975, Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam, was on UTC+8, like Hong Kong. France – Vietnam time difference