Meeting time

Best time to meet: Seattle and Ho Chi Minh City

Seattle 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 Seattle, which is 8 AM in Ho Chi Minh City — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 8:00 AMSeattle · Pacific Standard TimeTue 11:00 PMHo Chi Minh City · Indochina Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Seattle time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

SeattleHo Chi Minh City
6 AM9 PMBoth off
7 AM10 PMBoth off
8 AM11 PMBoth off
9 AM12 AM next daySeattle at work
10 AM1 AM next daySeattle at work
11 AM2 AM next daySeattle at work
12 PM3 AM next daySeattle at work
1 PM4 AM next daySeattle at work
2 PM5 AM next daySeattle at work
3 PM6 AM next daySeattle at work
4 PM7 AM next daySeattle at work
5 PM8 AM next dayEasiest time
6 PM9 AM next dayHo Chi Minh City at work
7 PM10 AM next dayHo Chi Minh City at work
8 PM11 AM next dayHo Chi Minh City at work
9 PM12 PM next dayHo Chi Minh City at work
10 PM1 PM next dayHo Chi Minh City at work

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesSeattle isBoth at work (Seattle time)Easiest (Seattle / Ho Chi Minh City)
Now to March 14, 202715 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Seattle go forward
14 hours behindNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Seattle go back
15 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM

Seattle keeps the same clock as San Francisco; 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 Seattle?
12 AM in Ho Chi Minh City, the next day, while Seattle is 15 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Seattle and Ho Chi Minh City?
5 PM in Seattle, which is 8 AM in Ho Chi Minh City. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Seattle and Ho Chi Minh City change during the year?
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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