Current Time in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — ICT
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
11:52:21 PMThursday, November 5, 2026
Quick answer
The current time in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is 11:52 PM on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Ho Chi Minh City is on ICT (UTC+07:00) all year; no clock change is scheduled in the next 12 months.
Pronunciation
Time facts about Ho Chi Minh City
- Saigon ran on UTC+8 from 1 January 1960 while North Vietnam used UTC+7; the city switched to UTC+7 on 13 June 1975, after reunification.Source: mm.icann.org
- The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) opens with a 09:00–09:15 auction, trades 09:15–11:30 and 13:00–14:30, then holds a closing auction until 14:45.Source: tg.efghermes.com
- Public employees had a nine-day Tết (Lunar New Year) break in 2026, from 14 to 22 February: five statutory Tết days plus two weekends.Source: vietnamnews.vn
- Ho Chi Minh City lies slightly east of the 105E meridian, so mean solar noon is around 11:53 local time.Source: Wikipedia
Time zone and daylight saving time in Ho Chi Minh City
- Time zone (IANA)
- Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Current offset
- ICT (UTC+07:00)
- Daylight saving
- No clock changes
Ho Chi Minh City does not change its clocks: it stays on UTC+07:00 all year.
Sun & twilight
Today
Sunrise
05:45 AM
Sunset
05:28 PM
Day length
11h 42m
Solar noon (sun highest): 11:37 AM
Daylight on the solstices
- December solstice (December 21, 2026)
- 11h 29m
- June solstice (June 21, 2027)
- 12h 45m
Time difference and working-hours overlap
Today's values; working day 09:00–17:00 in both places.
| City | Local time | Difference | Their 09:00–17:00 in Ho Chi Minh City | Overlap with Ho Chi Minh City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 11:52 | −12 h | 21:00–05:00 | None |
| London | 16:52 | −7 h | 16:00–00:00 | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Mumbai | 22:22 | −1 h 30 min | 10:30–18:30 | 6 h 30 min (10:30–17:00) |
| Singapore | 00:52 | +1 h | 08:00–16:00 | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Hong Kong | 00:52 | +1 h | 08:00–16:00 | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Shanghai | 00:52 | +1 h | 08:00–16:00 | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
Public holidays in Ho Chi Minh City
The public holiday data this site uses does not yet include Tết (Lunar New Year) and Hùng Kings' Commemoration Day for Vietnam, so no holiday list is shown here rather than an incomplete one. Check the official government calendar for exact dates.
Airports near Ho Chi Minh City
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport SGN2 km straight-line
- Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) LTH45 km straight-line
- Can Tho International Airport VCA130 km straight-line
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Ho Chi Minh City observe daylight saving time?
- No. Ho Chi Minh City stays on UTC+07:00 all year, and no clock change is scheduled in the next 12 months.
- What is the time difference between Ho Chi Minh City and London?
- London is 7 hours behind Ho Chi Minh City right now. During the year the gap varies between 6 hours and 7 hours, because London changes its clocks for daylight saving time.
- When do working hours in Ho Chi Minh City overlap with New York and London?
- New York's 09:00–17:00 does not overlap Ho Chi Minh City's working day; London's 09:00–17:00 overlaps Ho Chi Minh City's for 1 hour today (16:00–17:00 Ho Chi Minh City time).
Related pages
Time in other cities, compared with Ho Chi Minh City
Sources
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, applied when the page is generated; the clock runs in your browser. Sun times: NOAA solar equations at 10.82°N, 106.63°E (GeoNames). Airports: OurAirports. About our sources.