Meeting time
Best time to meet: Los Angeles and Ho Chi Minh City
Los Angeles is 15 hours behind Ho Chi Minh City right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5 PM in Los Angeles, which is 8 AM in Ho Chi Minh City — one of you starts early or stays late.
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Los Angeles time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Los Angeles | Ho Chi Minh City | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 9 PM | Both off |
| 7 AM | 10 PM | Both off |
| 8 AM | 11 PM | Both off |
| 9 AM | 12 AM next day | Los Angeles at work |
| 10 AM | 1 AM next day | Los Angeles at work |
| 11 AM | 2 AM next day | Los Angeles at work |
| 12 PM | 3 AM next day | Los Angeles at work |
| 1 PM | 4 AM next day | Los Angeles at work |
| 2 PM | 5 AM next day | Los Angeles at work |
| 3 PM | 6 AM next day | Los Angeles at work |
| 4 PM | 7 AM next day | Los Angeles at work |
| 5 PM | 8 AM next day | Easiest time |
| 6 PM | 9 AM next day | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 7 PM | 10 AM next day | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 8 PM | 11 AM next day | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 9 PM | 12 PM next day | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 10 PM | 1 PM next day | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Los Angeles is | Both at work (Los Angeles time) | Easiest (Los Angeles / Ho Chi Minh City) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 14, 2027 | 15 hours behind | None | 5 PM / 8 AM |
| March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027 clocks in Los Angeles go forward | 14 hours behind | None | 5:30 PM / 7:30 AM |
| November 7, 2027 onward clocks in Los Angeles go back | 15 hours behind | None | 5 PM / 8 AM |
Los Angeles keeps the same clock as San Francisco; Ho Chi Minh City keeps the same clock as Jakarta.
Questions people ask
12 AM in Ho Chi Minh City, the next day, while Los Angeles is 15 hours behind.
5 PM in Los Angeles, which is 8 AM in Ho Chi Minh City. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.
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