Balikpapan to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): time difference
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is 1 h behind Balikpapan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam
46
- Indochina Time
- UTC+7
- Daytime
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:35 · 11 h 52 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Balikpapan 13:00 1:00 PM Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) 12:00 12:00 PM You –:–
13:00 1:00 PM
Central Indonesia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 18:03
12:00 12:00 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:35
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−1 h
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is 1 h behind Balikpapan.
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Working hours
🇮🇩 Balikpapan
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇩 Balikpapan | 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:00 | 12:00 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Indonesia Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Balikpapan | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Makassar | Asia/Ho Chi Minh |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 17:35 |
| Daylight | 12 h 8 min | 11 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 701,066 | 9,456,700 |
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Balikpapan and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): common questions
How far behind Balikpapan is Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)?
Ho Chi Minh City is 1 hour behind Balikpapan: UTC+7 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) at the start of the working day in Balikpapan?
The working day in Balikpapan starts at 9:00 AM; in Ho Chi Minh City it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Balikpapan, what time is it in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)?
At 6:00 PM in Balikpapan, clocks in Ho Chi Minh City show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Balikpapan and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Balikpapan (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ho Chi Minh City), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)?
Until 1:00 AM in Balikpapan it is still the previous day in Ho Chi Minh City. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Ho Chi Minh City it is already the next day in Balikpapan.
Does the time gap between Balikpapan and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Balikpapan nor in Ho Chi Minh City, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
