Offset
The time difference between Ho Chi Minh City and Central Time is 12 hours.
Ho Chi Minh City (ICT) is ahead of Central Time (CDT).
ICT: UTC+7
CDT: UTC-5
Central Time is currently observing daylight saving time; Ho Chi Minh City is not.
When to schedule
Standard business hours (9 AM–5 PM, Mon–Fri) in Ho Chi Minh City and Central Time don't overlap on the same weekday. Central Time is 12 hours behind Ho Chi Minh City.
With some flexibility, there’s a workable window outside standard hours:
- 7 PM–8 PM in Ho Chi Minh City (7 AM–8 AM in Central Time) — suggest 7:00 PM Ho Chi Minh City (7:00 AM Central Time).
This means an early start or late finish for one side, but it’s a reasonable slot for a one-off meeting.
This window may shift by an hour during daylight saving time.
Public holidays in 2026
National public holidays can affect availability — a counterpart is likely off work on their own holidays, so it's worth planning meetings and deadlines around them.
Vietnam
- New Year's DayThu, Jan 1
- Reunification DayThu, Apr 30
- Labour DayFri, May 1
- National DayWed, Sep 2
United States
- New Year's DayThu, Jan 1
- Martin Luther King, Jr. DayMon, Jan 19
- Presidents DayMon, Feb 16
- Memorial DayMon, May 25
- Juneteenth National Independence DayFri, Jun 19
- Independence DayFri, Jul 3
- Labour DayMon, Sep 7
- Columbus DayMon, Oct 12
- Veterans DayWed, Nov 11
- Thanksgiving DayThu, Nov 26
- Christmas DayFri, Dec 25
About these zones
Ho Chi Minh City uses Indochina Time (ICT). To call Vietnam, dial +84.
Central Time is also known as CST, or CDT. To call United States, dial +1.
Central Time is approximately 8,700 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City.
Quick reference
Full 24-hour conversion table — tap any time to open it in the converter.
| Ho Chi Minh City | CST | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 12:00 pm | -1 day |
| 1:00 am | 1:00 pm | -1 day |
| 2:00 am | 2:00 pm | -1 day |
| 3:00 am | 3:00 pm | -1 day |
| 4:00 am | 4:00 pm | -1 day |
| 5:00 am | 5:00 pm | -1 day |
| 6:00 am | 6:00 pm | -1 day |
| 7:00 am | 7:00 pm | -1 day |
| 8:00 am | 8:00 pm | -1 day |
| 9:00 am | 9:00 pm | -1 day |
| 10:00 am | 10:00 pm | -1 day |
| 11:00 am | 11:00 pm | -1 day |
| 12:00 pm | 12:00 am | Same day |
| 1:00 pm | 1:00 am | Same day |
| 2:00 pm | 2:00 am | Same day |
| 3:00 pm | 3:00 am | Same day |
| 4:00 pm | 4:00 am | Same day |
| 5:00 pm | 5:00 am | Same day |
| 6:00 pm | 6:00 am | Same day |
| 7:00 pm | 7:00 am | Same day |
| 8:00 pm | 8:00 am | Same day |
| 9:00 pm | 9:00 am | Same day |
| 10:00 pm | 10:00 am | Same day |
| 11:00 pm | 11:00 am | Same day |
Daylight saving time
Central Time observes daylight saving time; Ho Chi Minh City does not. The offset between the two zones changes when Central Time transitions: on Sunday, November 1, 2026, clocks fall back from CDT to CST.
See the daylight saving time page for transition dates across every time zone.
Daylight today
- Sunrise
- 5:31 AM
- Sunset
- 6:16 PM
- Day length
- 12h 44m
- Sunrise
- 5:16 AM
- Sunset
- 8:25 PM
- Day length
- 15h 9m
Daylight overlap: 1h — 5:16 PM–6:16 PM in Ho Chi Minh City (5:16 AM–6:16 AM in Central Time). Both locations are in daylight during this window.
Cities in these zones
Other cities in Indochina Time
Cities in Central Time
Browse all cities to see the current local time anywhere.
Airports in these zones
Airports in Indochina Time
- SGN
- VCA
- DAD
Airports in Central Time
- GYY
- MDW
- ORD
- HOU
- IAH
- SAT
- DAL
- DFW
- AUS
- BNA
Related conversions
Common conversions
- What is 9:00 am Ho Chi Minh City in CST?
- 9:00 am Ho Chi Minh City is 9:00 pm CST, the previous day.
- What is 12:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City in CST?
- 12:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 12:00 am CST.
- What is 12:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City in CST?
- 12:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 12:30 am CST.
- What is 2:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City in CST?
- 2:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 2:00 am CST.
- What is 5:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City in CST?
- 5:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 5:00 am CST.
- What is 11:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City in CST?
- 11:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 11:30 am CST.