Medellin to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): time difference
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is 12 h ahead of Medellin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam
27
- Indochina Time
- UTC+7
- Daytime
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:39 · 11 h 57 min
+12 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Medellin 19:40 7:40 PM Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) 07:40 7:40 AM You –:–
19:40 7:40 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
07:40 7:40 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:39
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+12 h
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is 12 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇴 Medellin
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)
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:40 | 07:40 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +12 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | Asia/Ho Chi Minh |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 17:39 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 9,456,700 |
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Medellin and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): common questions
How far ahead of Medellin is Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)?
Ho Chi Minh City is 12 hours ahead of Medellin: UTC+7 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Ho Chi Minh City show 9:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, what time is it in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)?
At 6:00 PM in Medellin, clocks in Ho Chi Minh City show 6:00 AM (the next day).
Is there a time when both Medellin and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Medellin at 9:00 AM, it is 9:00 PM in Ho Chi Minh City; the day in Ho Chi Minh City starts at 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Medellin time.
When does the date change in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Ho Chi Minh City earlier: at 12:00 PM in Medellin it is already midnight there. Until 12:00 PM in Ho Chi Minh City, Medellin is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Medellin and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Medellin nor in Ho Chi Minh City, so the gap is 12 hours all year round.
