Offset
The time difference between Ho Chi Minh City and Pacific Time is 14 hours.
Ho Chi Minh City (ICT) is ahead of Pacific Time (PDT).
ICT: UTC+7
PDT: UTC-7
Pacific 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 Pacific Time don't overlap on the same weekday. Pacific Time is 14 hours behind Ho Chi Minh City.
Realistic options: hand off asynchronously, or stretch one side by an hour to catch the other team at the start or end of their day.
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.
Pacific Time is also known as PST, or PDT. To call United States, dial +1.
Pacific Time is approximately 8,150 miles northeast 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 | PST | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 10:00 am | -1 day |
| 1:00 am | 11:00 am | -1 day |
| 2:00 am | 12:00 pm | -1 day |
| 3:00 am | 1:00 pm | -1 day |
| 4:00 am | 2:00 pm | -1 day |
| 5:00 am | 3:00 pm | -1 day |
| 6:00 am | 4:00 pm | -1 day |
| 7:00 am | 5:00 pm | -1 day |
| 8:00 am | 6:00 pm | -1 day |
| 9:00 am | 7:00 pm | -1 day |
| 10:00 am | 8:00 pm | -1 day |
| 11:00 am | 9:00 pm | -1 day |
| 12:00 pm | 10:00 pm | -1 day |
| 1:00 pm | 11:00 pm | -1 day |
| 2:00 pm | 12:00 am | Same day |
| 3:00 pm | 1:00 am | Same day |
| 4:00 pm | 2:00 am | Same day |
| 5:00 pm | 3:00 am | Same day |
| 6:00 pm | 4:00 am | Same day |
| 7:00 pm | 5:00 am | Same day |
| 8:00 pm | 6:00 am | Same day |
| 9:00 pm | 7:00 am | Same day |
| 10:00 pm | 8:00 am | Same day |
| 11:00 pm | 9:00 am | Same day |
Daylight saving time
Pacific Time observes daylight saving time; Ho Chi Minh City does not. The offset between the two zones changes when Pacific Time transitions: on Sunday, November 1, 2026, clocks fall back from PDT to PST.
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
- 5:42 AM
- Sunset
- 8:04 PM
- Day length
- 14h 22m
Daylight overlap: 4h 33m — 5:31 AM–10:04 AM in Ho Chi Minh City (3:31 PM–8:04 PM in Pacific Time). Both locations are in daylight during this window.
Cities in these zones
Other cities in Indochina Time
Browse all cities to see the current local time anywhere.
Airports in these zones
Airports in Indochina Time
- SGN
- VCA
- DAD
Airports in Pacific Time
- BUR
- HHR
- LAX
- LGB
- SNA
- CLD
- SAN
- TIJ
- OAK
- SFO
Related conversions
Common conversions
- What is 9:00 am Ho Chi Minh City in PST?
- 9:00 am Ho Chi Minh City is 7:00 pm PST, the previous day.
- What is 12:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City in PST?
- 12:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 10:00 pm PST, the previous day.
- What is 12:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City in PST?
- 12:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 10:30 pm PST, the previous day.
- What is 2:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City in PST?
- 2:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 12:00 am PST.
- What is 5:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City in PST?
- 5:00 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 3:00 am PST.
- What is 11:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City in PST?
- 11:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City is 9:30 am PST.