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VietnamICT
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UTC+5:30
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7:00 pm19:00 ICT (UTC+7), Nov 10, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 10, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 10, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 10, 2026

Ho Chi Minh City is 15 hours ahead of PST. Ho Chi Minh City is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of IST. Ho Chi Minh City is 12 hours ahead of EST.

How the time difference changes

Ho Chi Minh City to PST

For most of the year, Ho Chi Minh City is 14 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, Ho Chi Minh City is 15 hours ahead of PST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Ho Chi Minh City correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Ho Chi Minh City correspond to 6:00 pm (previous day) to 3:00 am in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Ho Chi Minh City correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 04:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Ho Chi Minh City correspond to 18:00 (previous day) to 03:00 in PST.

Ho Chi Minh City to IST

Ho Chi Minh City is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of IST year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Ho Chi Minh City correspond to 7:30 am to 4:30 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Ho Chi Minh City correspond to 07:30 to 16:30 in IST.

Ho Chi Minh City to EST

For most of the year, Ho Chi Minh City is 11 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, Ho Chi Minh City is 12 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Ho Chi Minh City correspond to 10:00 pm (previous day) to 7:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Ho Chi Minh City correspond to 9:00 pm (previous day) to 6:00 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Ho Chi Minh City correspond to 22:00 (previous day) to 07:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Ho Chi Minh City correspond to 21:00 (previous day) to 06:00 in EST.

Compare Ho Chi Minh City time with PST, IST, and EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

ICT (Indochina Time) is 15 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. ICT (Indochina Time) is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of India Standard Time. ICT (Indochina Time) is 12 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
7:00 pm19:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is 4:00 am04:00 in PST and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST

Ho Chi Minh City to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in Ho Chi Minh City which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in PST (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
Ho Chi Minh City to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10:30am-6pm10:30-18:00 in Ho Chi Minh City which corresponds to 9am-4:30pm09:00-16:30 in IST.
Ho Chi Minh City to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am07:00-08:00 in Ho Chi Minh City which corresponds to 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in EST (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

7:00 pm19:00 ICT (Indochina Time) (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). Offset UTC +7:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

7:00 pm19:00 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam / 4:00 am04:00 PST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 7:00 am07:00 EST

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Ho Chi Minh City Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
ICT – Indochina Time, UTC+7 (no daylight saving time)

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
14,002,598
Currency
Dong (VND)
Geographic Coordinates
10° 49' N Latitude / 106° 37' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+84

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Standard Time (PST)
PST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on PST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

123456789101112Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in India: India time now

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

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

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

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 an offset of five hours 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