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Ho Chi Minh does not change its clocks
No clock change
Ho Chi Minh
- UTC offset now
- 7 hours
- Current local time
- 09:01
- Time zone name
- +07
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 11 hours ahead
Ho Chi Minh does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Thursday, June 12, 1975. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Vietnam
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Thursday, June 12, 1975 at 16:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Ho Chi Minh with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: June 12, 1975
- Ho Chi Minh moved from UTC+08:00 to UTC+07:00. The recorded change was at 16:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: December 31, 1959
- Ho Chi Minh moved from UTC+07:00 to UTC+08:00. The recorded change was at 16:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: June 30, 1955
- Ho Chi Minh moved from UTC+08:00 to UTC+07:00. The recorded change was at 17:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: March 31, 1947
- Ho Chi Minh moved from UTC+07:00 to UTC+08:00. The recorded change was at 17:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 1, 1945
- Ho Chi Minh moved from UTC+09:00 to UTC+07:00. The recorded change was at 15:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: March 14, 1945
- Ho Chi Minh moved from UTC+08:00 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 15:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Ho Chi Minh, it is 9:00 PM on January 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Ho Chi Minh is 12 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Ho Chi Minh, it is 10:00 PM on April 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Ho Chi Minh is 11 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Ho Chi Minh, it is 10:00 PM on July 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Ho Chi Minh is 11 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Ho Chi Minh, it is 10:00 PM on October 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Ho Chi Minh is 11 hours ahead on this date.