What is the time difference between Ho Chi Minh City and Delhi?

Delhi is 1 hour 30 minutes behind Ho Chi Minh City. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Delhi from Ho Chi Minh City?

Between 10:30–18:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, which is 09:00–16:30 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Ho Chi Minh City observe daylight saving time?

No. Ho Chi Minh City stays on UTC+7 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?

No. Delhi stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Ho Chi Minh City, what time is it in Delhi?

It is 10:30 in Delhi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Ho Chi Minh City and Delhi use?

Ho Chi Minh City uses Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, currently UTC+7, and Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Ho Chi Minh City time to Delhi time

Delhi is 1 hour 30 minutes behind Ho Chi Minh City right now, so midday in Ho Chi Minh City lands in the morning in Delhi.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Ho Chi Minh City, across for Delhi.

Ho Chi Minh City	Delhi
00:00	22:30previous day
01:00	23:30previous day
02:00	00:30
03:00	01:30
04:00	02:30
05:00	03:30
06:00	04:30
07:00	05:30
08:00	06:30
09:00	07:30
10:00	08:30
11:00	09:30
12:00	10:30
13:00	11:30
14:00	12:30
15:00	13:30
16:00	14:30
17:00	15:30
18:00	16:30
19:00	17:30
20:00	18:30
21:00	19:30
22:00	20:30
23:00	21:30

Daylight saving time

Neither Ho Chi Minh City nor Delhi changes its clocks, so the difference between them is the same every day of the year.

Ho Chi Minh City

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+7

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

When you can actually talk

The window is 7 hours 30 minutes wide — 10:30–18:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, 09:00–16:30 in Delhi.

Ho Chi Minh City 10:30–18:00Delhi 09:00–16:30

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Ho Chi Minh City	Delhi
IANA zone	Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh	Asia/Kolkata
Abbreviation	UTC+7	IST
Standard offset	UTC+7	UTC+5:30
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	Vietnam	India

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Ho Chi Minh City and Delhi?: Delhi is 1 hour 30 minutes behind Ho Chi Minh City. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Delhi from Ho Chi Minh City?: Between 10:30–18:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, which is 09:00–16:30 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Ho Chi Minh City observe daylight saving time?: No. Ho Chi Minh City stays on UTC+7 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?: No. Delhi stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Ho Chi Minh City, what time is it in Delhi?: It is 10:30 in Delhi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Ho Chi Minh City and Delhi use?: Ho Chi Minh City uses Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, currently UTC+7, and Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.