Current time in Hanoi
Hanoi, Vietnam, keeps Indochina Time at UTC+07:00 all year, with no clock changes.
Current time in Hanoi
22:22:13
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · UTC+07:00
Time zone in Hanoi
Sunrise and sunset in Hanoi
Sun and clock in Hanoi
Averaged over the year, solar noon in Hanoi falls at 11:57: the city sits almost on the meridian its clock is set to.
Ho Chi Minh City, 1,140 km to the south, keeps the same clock, yet the sun crosses the meridian there 3 minutes earlier than in Hanoi.
Daylight through the year in Hanoi
Honolulu (21.3°N) and Jeddah (21.5°N) lie on almost the same parallel as Hanoi, so their days stay within 2 minutes of Hanoi’s all year; the clock in Honolulu is 17 h behind Hanoi, and in Jeddah 4 h behind Hanoi.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | 06:07 | 17:15 | 11 h 8 m |
| December 15 | 06:26 | 17:18 | 10 h 52 m |
| January 15 | 06:36 | 17:36 | 10 h 59 m |
| February 15 | 06:27 | 17:55 | 11 h 28 m |
| March 15 | 06:05 | 18:06 | 12 h 1 m |
| April 15 | 05:38 | 18:16 | 12 h 38 m |
| May 15 | 05:19 | 18:27 | 13 h 8 m |
| June 15 | 05:15 | 18:39 | 13 h 24 m |
| July 15 | 05:24 | 18:41 | 13 h 17 m |
| August 15 | 05:35 | 18:27 | 12 h 51 m |
| September 15 | 05:44 | 18:00 | 12 h 16 m |
| October 15 | 05:52 | 17:33 | 11 h 41 m |
When the clocks change in Hanoi
The tz database records no change to Hanoi’s clock since 1970, the year from which it vouches for every place a zone covers.
Calling Hanoi from another time zone
| Place | Hanoi’s 09:00–17:00 there | Shared working hours | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 02:00–10:00 | — | — |
| New York | 21:00–05:00 (previous day) | none | none all year |
| London | 02:00–10:00 | 1 h, 16:00–17:00 Hanoi time | 1 h to 2 h |
| Tokyo | 11:00–19:00 | 6 h, 09:00–15:00 Hanoi time | always 6 h |
At 09:00 on Monday, November 9, 2026 in Hanoi, 30 listed cities, including São Paulo and Lima, are still on Sunday. At 17:00 on Friday in Hanoi, no other city in this directory has reached Saturday yet.
Hanoi compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from Hanoi | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | — | — | UTC-05:00 | 12 h behind | 12 h behind / 11 h behind |
| London | — | — | UTC+00:00 | 7 h behind | 7 h behind / 6 h behind |
| Dubai | — | — | UTC+04:00 | 3 h behind | all year |
| New Delhi | — | — | UTC+05:30 | 1 h 30 min behind | all year |
| Singapore | — | — | UTC+08:00 | 1 h ahead | all year |
| Tokyo | — | — | UTC+09:00 | 2 h ahead | all year |
| Sydney | — | — | UTC+11:00 | 4 h ahead | 3 h ahead / 4 h ahead |
Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh time: Ho Chi Minh City.
| City | Distance | Clock | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 870 km east | 1 h ahead | 33 minutes earlier |
| Hong Kong | 870 km east | 1 h ahead | 33 minutes earlier |
| Bangkok | 990 km south-west | same clock | 21 minutes later |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 1,140 km south | same clock | 3 minutes earlier |
| Dhaka | 1,610 km west | 1 h behind | 1 h 2 min later |
| Taipei | 1,670 km east | 1 h ahead | 1 h 3 min earlier |
| Manila | 1,750 km east | 1 h ahead | 1 h 1 min earlier |
| Kolkata | 1,810 km west | 1 h 30 min behind | 1 h 10 min later |
Beyond Hanoi’s own identifier, the nearest city in this directory on exactly the same clock is Bangkok, 990 km to the south-west, on Asia/Bangkok.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-11-02.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Hanoi in?
Hanoi keeps Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, Indochina Time, at UTC+07:00 all year.
Is all of Vietnam on the same time as Hanoi?
Yes. Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh is the tz database’s only entry for Vietnam, and Hanoi keeps it.
Which other countries keep exactly the same time as Hanoi?
Cambodia, Christmas Island, Indonesia (Jakarta and Pontianak), Laos, Mongolia (Hovd), Russia (Barnaul, Krasnoyarsk, Novokuznetsk, Novosibirsk and Tomsk) and Thailand keep exactly Hanoi’s clock, with no clock changes either.
What is the time difference between Hanoi and Shenzhen?
The clock in Shenzhen, China, about 870 km away and the closest city in this directory on a different clock, is 1 h ahead of Hanoi.