Current time in Ho Chi Minh City
Friday, 17 July 2026
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · UTC+07:00
Time-zone identity for Ho Chi Minh City
- IANA zone
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh- UTC offset now
- UTC+07:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+7
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Ho Chi Minh City is currently 7 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Ho Chi Minh City
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Ho Chi Minh City
Conditions near Ho Chi Minh City and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Smoky haze
- Feels like
- 29°C
- Humidity
- 100%
- Wind
- 5 km/h SW
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Smoky haze25°C to 34°C57% chance of precipitationWind up to 17.6 km/h
- Partly Cloudy25°C to 34°C10% chance of precipitationWind up to 19.4 km/h
- Partly Cloudy25°C to 36°C17% chance of precipitationWind up to 19.4 km/h
Forecast valid from 06:15 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:29:18.135Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:44:18.135Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Ho Chi Minh City
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Ho Chi Minh City
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Civil twilight
- 05:16–18:43
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:17
- Moonset
- 20:55
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 11%
Location context
About Ho Chi Minh City
Location details for Ho Chi Minh City in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam.
- Administrative area
- Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam
- Population
- 14,002,598
- Coordinates
- 10.8230° N, 106.6296° E. The elevation is 7 metres.
Country context
Vietnam at a glance
Country information for Vietnam. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Hanoi
- Country codes
- VN · VNM · 704
- Population
- 95,540,395
- Currency
- Vietnamese Dong (VND)
- Calling code
- +84
- Languages
- Vietnamese, English, French, and Chinese, and 1 more
- Time zones represented
- 2 time zones are used by cities in this directory: Asia/Bangkok and Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Ho Chi Minh City
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Ho Chi Minh City. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Tân BìnhHo Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam4 km southeast
Asia/Ho_Chi_MinhSame local time - Gò VấpHo Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam5.9 km east
Asia/Ho_Chi_MinhSame local time - Quận Mười MộtHo Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam6.8 km south
Asia/Ho_Chi_MinhSame local time - Quận MườiHo Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam7.3 km southeast
Asia/Ho_Chi_MinhSame local time - Quận BaHo Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam8.2 km southeast
Asia/Ho_Chi_MinhSame local time - Chợ LớnHo Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam8.4 km south
Asia/Ho_Chi_MinhSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 1566083 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:29:18.115Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:29:18.135Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:29:18.133Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.