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

Tokyo is 2 hours ahead of 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 Tokyo from Ho Chi Minh City?

Between 09:00–16:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, which is 11:00–18:00 in Tokyo. 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 Tokyo observe daylight saving time?

No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.

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

It is 14:00 in Tokyo, 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 Tokyo use?

Ho Chi Minh City uses Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, currently UTC+7, and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Ho Chi Minh City time to Tokyo time

Tokyo is 2 hours ahead of Ho Chi Minh City right now, so midday in Ho Chi Minh City lands in the afternoon in Tokyo.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Ho Chi Minh City, and what the clock reads in Tokyo at that same moment.

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

Daylight saving time

Neither Ho Chi Minh City nor Tokyo 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

Tokyo

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+9

When you can actually talk

You have 7 hours of shared working time: 09:00–16:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, which is 11:00–18:00 in Tokyo.

Ho Chi Minh City 09:00–16:00Tokyo 11:00–18:00

Reference

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

	Ho Chi Minh City	Tokyo
IANA zone	Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh	Asia/Tokyo
Abbreviation	UTC+7	UTC+9
Standard offset	UTC+7	UTC+9
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	Vietnam	Japan

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Ho Chi Minh City and Tokyo?: Tokyo is 2 hours ahead of 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 Tokyo from Ho Chi Minh City?: Between 09:00–16:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, which is 11:00–18:00 in Tokyo. 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 Tokyo observe daylight saving time?: No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Ho Chi Minh City, what time is it in Tokyo?: It is 14:00 in Tokyo, 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 Tokyo use?: Ho Chi Minh City uses Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, currently UTC+7, and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.