Illinois, USA
CDT
Vietnam
+07
EDT/EST
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
EST automatically adjusted to EDT time zone, that is in use

Time Difference

CDT (Central Daylight Time) is 12 hours behind and 1 hours behind Eastern Daylight Time
9:00 am09:00 in Chicago, IL, USA is 9:00 pm21:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and is 10:00 am10:00 in EDT

Chicago to Ho Chi Minh City call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-9am in Chicago which corresponds to 7pm-9pm in Ho Chi Minh City
Chicago to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-6pm in Chicago which corresponds to 8am-6pm in EST

9:00 am09:00 CDT (Central Daylight Time) (Chicago, IL, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
9:00 pm21:00 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). Offset UTC +7:00 hours
10:00 am10:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

9:00 am09:00 Chicago, IL, USA / 9:00 pm21:00 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam / 10:00 am10:00 EDT

Chicago, IL, USA Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam EDT
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Chicago Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CDT - Central Daylight Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-5:00 hours during Central Daylight Time, currently in use.

Chicago Facts

Country
USA
State
Illinois
Alternative Names
CHI, Cekaga, Chi-ka-ko, Chi-kâ-kô, Chicago, Chicagu, Chikago, Chykaga, Cikaga, Cikago, Cikaqo, E-Chicago, Kikako, Shikago, Sicagum, Sikago, The Windy City, Tsikago, Windy City, chikhako, cikago, cikako, shikago, shkagw, shykaghw, shykagw, shykajw, shyqgw, sikago, sikkagea, syqgw, zhi jia ge, Çikago, Çikaqo, Ĉikago, Čikaga, Čikago, Čikāga, Čėkaga, Şikago, Σικάγο, Чикаго, Чикаґо, Чыкага, Չիկագո, שיקאגא, שיקגו, شيكاجو, شيكاغو, شکاگو, شیکاگو, شیکاگۆ, ܫܝܩܓܘ, शिकागो, শিকাগো, ਸ਼ਿਕਾਗੋ, சிகாகோ, చికాగో, ಶಿಕಾಗೊ, ഷിക്കാഗോ, ชิคาโก, ရှီကာဂိုမြို့, ჩიკაგო, ሺካጎ, ᓰᖄᑯ, Ṣìkágò, シカゴ, 芝加哥, 시카고, 𐍃𐌾𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌲𐍉
Population
2,720,546
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
41° 51' N Latitude / 87° 39' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Ho Chi Minh City Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
+07 -
UTC / GMT Offset
+7:00 hours during , currently in use.

Ho Chi Minh City Facts

Country
Vietnam
Alternative Names
Cathair Ho Chi Minh, Cidade de Ho Chi Minh, Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, HCMC, HCMV, Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh Ville, Ho Chi Minh-borg, Ho Chi Minh-byen, Ho Chi Minhin kaupunki, Ho Chi Minhstad, Ho Ci Minovo Mesto, Ho Si Minh-varos, Ho Si Minh-város, Ho Či Minovo Město, Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt, Ho-Chi-Minh-Ville, Ho-Ci-Min-urbo, Ho-Ĉi-Min-urbo, Hociminovo Mesto, Hosimina, Hosiminh, Hočiminovo Mesto, Hošimina, Hošiminh, Hô Chi Minh Ville, Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville, Hồ Chí Minhin kaupunki, Khoshimin, Kota Ho Chi Minh, Kota Hồ Chí Minh, SGN, Sai Gon, Saigon, Saïgon, Sài Gòn, TPHCM, Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, hochimin, hochimin shi, hojjimin, hu zhi ming shi, hw z'y myn syty, mdynt hw tshy mynh, saigon, saygwn, Хошимин, הו צ'י מין סיטי, سايگون, مدينة هو تشي مينه, サイゴン, ホーチミン, ホーチミン市, 胡志明市, 호찌민, 호치민
Population
3,467,331
Currency
Dong (VND)
Geographic Coordinates
10° 49' N Latitude / 106° 37' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+84

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST timezone is New York City from USA with population about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in the area are Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EST Time Zone Geo Map
EST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Eastern Standard Time (EST) has ended on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates five hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone