Right now, local time in Lao Chải is 23:26 (GMT+7, UTC+07:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Lao Chải ranks #102841 worldwide by population and #508 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 11m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Day length
- 11h 18m
- Solar noon
- 11:49
- Daylight range
- 10h 46m (winter) – 13h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Lao Chải — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 22.3138° N, 103.8684° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lao Cai
- Country
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Population
- 2,324 · #102841 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Lao Chải through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 22.31° S, 76.13° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Mejillones, Chile, 590 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Lao Chải today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:53
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 11:49
- Asr
- 15:02
- Maghrib
- 17:27
- Isha
- 18:39
- Qibla direction
- 282.3° from north (WNW (282°))
Full prayer timetable for Lao Chải — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Lao Chải 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 18m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 905 cities we cover in Vietnam.
Lao Chải's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,059 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,996 km off. Its position on the globe is 22.31° N, 103.87° 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 | 08:26 | −15h |
| Chicago | 10:26 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 13:26 | −10h |
| London | 16:26 | −7h |
| Paris | 17:26 | −6h |
| Moscow | 19:26 | −4h |
| Dubai | 20:26 | −3h |
| Mumbai | 21:56 | −1h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:26 | +1h |
| Hong Kong | 00:26 | +1h |
| Tokyo | 01:26 | +2h |
| Sydney | 03:26 | +4h |
Best time to call Lao Chải
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Lao Chải local time:
Cities sharing Lao Chải's time zone
Distances from Lao Chải
| Hong Kong | 1,059 km | E (88°) |
| Singapore | 2,331 km | S (180°) |
| Mumbai | 3,241 km | W (269°) |
| Tokyo | 3,761 km | ENE (59°) |
| Dubai | 4,926 km | WNW (284°) |
| Moscow | 6,497 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 8,007 km | SE (140°) |
| Paris | 8,955 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,997 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,327 km | NE (36°) |
| Chicago | 12,780 km | N (9°) |
| São Paulo | 16,996 km | W (262°) |
Cities near Lao Chải
FAQ
What time is it in Lao Chải right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lao Chải (Vietnam), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Lao Chải in?
Lao Chải runs on the Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh IANA time zone (UTC+07:00), currently abbreviated GMT+7.
Does Lao Chải observe daylight saving time?
Lao Chải does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lao Chải today?
Lao Chải sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 17:28 today, giving 11h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Lao Chải tonight?
The moon phase over Lao Chải tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Lao Chải?
The antipode of Lao Chải — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 22.31° S, 76.13° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Mejillones, Chile, roughly 590 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Lao Chải?
Lao Chải lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Lao Chải?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Lao Chải, clocks run about 11 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.