Meeting time

Best time to meet: Manila and Ho Chi Minh City

Manila is 1 hour ahead of Ho Chi Minh City right now. Their working days overlap for 7 hours: 10 AM to 5 PM in Manila, which is 9 AM to 4 PM in Ho Chi Minh City. The easiest time to meet is 11 AM in Manila (10 AM in Ho Chi Minh City).

Wed 12:00 AMManila · Philippine Standard TimeTue 11:00 PMHo Chi Minh City · Indochina Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 11, 2026, Manila time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

ManilaHo Chi Minh City
6 AM5 AMBoth off
7 AM6 AMBoth off
8 AM7 AMBoth off
9 AM8 AMManila at work
10 AM9 AMBoth at work
11 AM10 AMEasiest time
12 PM11 AMBoth at work
1 PM12 PMBoth at work
2 PM1 PMBoth at work
3 PM2 PMBoth at work
4 PM3 PMBoth at work
5 PM4 PMHo Chi Minh City at work
6 PM5 PMBoth off
7 PM6 PMBoth off
8 PM7 PMBoth off
9 PM8 PMBoth off
10 PM9 PMBoth off

All year

The gap between Manila and Ho Chi Minh City does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Manila keeps the same clock as Singapore; Ho Chi Minh City keeps the same clock as Jakarta.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Ho Chi Minh City when it is 9 AM in Manila?
8 AM in Ho Chi Minh City, while Manila is 1 hour ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Manila and Ho Chi Minh City?
11 AM in Manila, which is 10 AM in Ho Chi Minh City. Both cities are at work from 10 AM to 5 PM Manila time.
Does the time difference between Manila and Ho Chi Minh City change during the year?
No. It stays 1 hour all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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