Offset
The time difference between Ho Chi Minh City and Eastern Time is 11 hours.
Ho Chi Minh City (ICT) is ahead of Eastern Time (EDT).
ICT: UTC+7
EDT: UTC-4
Eastern 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 Eastern Time don't overlap on the same weekday. Eastern Time is 11 hours behind Ho Chi Minh City.
With some flexibility, there’s a workable window outside standard hours:
- 6 PM–8 PM in Ho Chi Minh City (7 AM–9 AM in Eastern Time) — suggest 7:00 PM Ho Chi Minh City (8:00 AM Eastern 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.
Eastern Time is also known as EST, or EDT. To call United States, dial +1.
Eastern Time is approximately 8,900 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 | EST | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 1:00 pm | -1 day |
| 1:00 am | 2:00 pm | -1 day |
| 2:00 am | 3:00 pm | -1 day |
| 3:00 am | 4:00 pm | -1 day |
| 4:00 am | 5:00 pm | -1 day |
| 5:00 am | 6:00 pm | -1 day |
| 6:00 am | 7:00 pm | -1 day |
| 7:00 am | 8:00 pm | -1 day |
| 8:00 am | 9:00 pm | -1 day |
| 9:00 am | 10:00 pm | -1 day |
| 10:00 am | 11:00 pm | -1 day |
| 11:00 am | 12:00 am | Same day |
| 12:00 pm | 1:00 am | Same day |
| 1:00 pm | 2:00 am | Same day |
| 2:00 pm | 3:00 am | Same day |
| 3:00 pm | 4:00 am | Same day |
| 4:00 pm | 5:00 am | Same day |
| 5:00 pm | 6:00 am | Same day |
| 6:00 pm | 7:00 am | Same day |
| 7:00 pm | 8:00 am | Same day |
| 8:00 pm | 9:00 am | Same day |
| 9:00 pm | 10:00 am | Same day |
| 10:00 pm | 11:00 am | Same day |
| 11:00 pm | 12:00 pm | Same day |
Daylight saving time
Eastern Time observes daylight saving time; Ho Chi Minh City does not. The offset between the two zones changes when Eastern Time transitions: on Sunday, November 1, 2026, clocks fall back from EDT to EST.
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 45m
- Sunrise
- 5:26 AM
- Sunset
- 8:27 PM
- Day length
- 15h 1m
Daylight overlap: 1h 55m — 5:31 AM–7:27 AM in Ho Chi Minh City (6:31 PM–8:27 PM in Eastern Time). Both locations are in daylight during this window.
Cities in these zones
Other cities in Indochina Time
Cities in Eastern Time
Browse all cities to see the current local time anywhere.
Airports in these zones
Airports in Indochina Time
- SGN
- VCA
- DAD
Airports in Eastern Time
- EWR
- HPN
- JFK
- LGA
- TEB
- ILG
- PHL
- TTN
- CLT
- USA
Related conversions
Common conversions
- What is 9:00 am Ho Chi Minh City in EST?
- 9:00 am Ho Chi Minh City is 10:00 pm EST, the previous day.
- What is 12:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City in EST?
- 12:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 1:00 am EST.
- What is 12:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City in EST?
- 12:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 1:30 am EST.
- What is 2:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City in EST?
- 2:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 3:00 am EST.
- What is 5:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City in EST?
- 5:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 6:00 am EST.
- What is 11:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City in EST?
- 11:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 12:30 pm EST.