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.
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.
| Seattle | 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 | Seattle at work |
| 10 AM | 1 AM next day | Seattle at work |
| 11 AM | 2 AM next day | Seattle at work |
| 12 PM | 3 AM next day | Seattle at work |
| 1 PM | 4 AM next day | Seattle at work |
| 2 PM | 5 AM next day | Seattle at work |
| 3 PM | 6 AM next day | Seattle at work |
| 4 PM | 7 AM next day | Seattle 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 | Seattle is | Both at work (Seattle time) | Easiest (Seattle / 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 Seattle go forward | 14 hours behind | None | 5:30 PM / 7:30 AM |
| November 7, 2027 onward clocks in Seattle go back | 15 hours behind | None | 5 PM / 8 AM |
Seattle 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 Seattle is 15 hours behind.
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.
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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