Right now, local time in Hanoi is 03:34 (GMT+7, UTC+07:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hanoi ranks #39 worldwide by population and #2 in Vietnam.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Bangkok GMT+7
- UTC offset
- UTC+07:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 19m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Day length
- 11h 27m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 10h 51m (winter) – 13h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hanoi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 21.0245° N, 105.8412° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Hanoi
- Country
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Population
- 8,053,663 · #39 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hanoi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.02° S, 74.16° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Iquique, Chile, about 427 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hanoi today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:42
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 17:23
- Isha
- 18:34
- Qibla direction
- 283.6° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Hanoi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hanoi sits in the Asia/Bangkok time zone, UTC+07:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 27m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 905 cities we cover in Vietnam.
Hanoi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 873 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,173 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.02° N, 105.84° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −14h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −12h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −10h |
| London | 20:34 | −7h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −6h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −4h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −3h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −1h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +1h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +2h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +4h |
Best time to call Hanoi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hanoi local time:
Cities sharing Hanoi's time zone
Distances from Hanoi
| Hong Kong | 873 km | E (79°) |
| Singapore | 2,199 km | S (186°) |
| Mumbai | 3,447 km | W (272°) |
| Tokyo | 3,666 km | NE (56°) |
| Dubai | 5,160 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 6,734 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,767 km | SE (141°) |
| Paris | 9,197 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 9,235 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,318 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 12,884 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,173 km | W (259°) |
Cities near Hanoi
FAQ
What time is it in Hanoi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hanoi (Vietnam), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hanoi in?
Hanoi runs on the Asia/Bangkok IANA time zone (UTC+07:00), currently abbreviated GMT+7.
Does Hanoi observe daylight saving time?
Hanoi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hanoi today?
Hanoi sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 17:25 today, giving 11h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hanoi tonight?
The moon phase over Hanoi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hanoi?
The antipode of Hanoi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.02° S, 74.16° W. It falls on land, near Iquique, Chile, about 427 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hanoi?
Hanoi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hanoi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hanoi, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.