Right now, local time in Ho Chi Minh City is 03:34 (GMT+7, UTC+07:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ho Chi Minh City ranks #10 worldwide by population — the largest city in Vietnam.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh GMT+7
- UTC offset
- UTC+07:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 22m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 11:38
- Daylight range
- 11h 29m (winter) – 12h 45m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ho Chi Minh City — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.8230° N, 106.6296° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
- Country
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Population
- 14,002,598 · #10 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ho Chi Minh City through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.82° S, 73.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atalaya, Peru, about 44 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:34 GMT-5 (America/Lima)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ho Chi Minh City today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:33
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 14:58
- Maghrib
- 17:30
- Isha
- 18:38
- Qibla direction
- 288.7° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Ho Chi Minh City — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ho Chi Minh City sits in the Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh time zone, UTC+07:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Vietnam, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Ho Chi Minh City's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 1,098 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,850 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.82° N, 106.63° 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 Ho Chi Minh City
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ho Chi Minh City local time:
Cities sharing Ho Chi Minh City's time zone
Distances from Ho Chi Minh City
| Singapore | 1,098 km | SSW (197°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,509 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 3,734 km | WNW (288°) |
| Tokyo | 4,327 km | NE (45°) |
| Dubai | 5,623 km | WNW (294°) |
| Sydney | 6,845 km | SE (138°) |
| Moscow | 7,708 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 10,122 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 10,194 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,137 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 13,976 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 16,850 km | WSW (240°) |
Cities near Ho Chi Minh City
- Tân Bình4 km · 03:34
- Quận Tân Phú4 km · 03:34
- Gò Vấp6 km · 03:34
- Quận Phú Nhuận6 km · 03:34
- Quận Mười Một7 km · 03:34
- Quận Mười7 km · 03:34
- Quận Bình Thạnh8 km · 03:34
- Quận Ba8 km · 03:34
FAQ
What time is it in Ho Chi Minh City right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ho Chi Minh City in?
Ho Chi Minh City runs on the Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh IANA time zone (UTC+07:00), currently abbreviated GMT+7.
Does Ho Chi Minh City observe daylight saving time?
Ho Chi Minh City does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ho Chi Minh City today?
Ho Chi Minh City sees sunrise at 05:45 and sunset at 17:31 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ho Chi Minh City tonight?
The moon phase over Ho Chi Minh City tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ho Chi Minh City?
The antipode of Ho Chi Minh City — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.82° S, 73.37° W. It falls on land, near Atalaya, Peru, about 44 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ho Chi Minh City?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ho Chi Minh City, clocks run about 22 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.