Daylight hours in Ho Chi Minh City today
September 10, 2026 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
3,467,331 people
Ho Chi Minh City has 12h 15m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 05:44 and sunset is at 17:59. All times are calculated astronomically for Ho Chi Minh City's exact coordinates.
Ho Chi Minh City lies at 11°N. In Ho Chi Minh City, day length ranges from 11h 29m in winter to 12h 45m in summer — a swing of about 1h 16m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:52 in Ho Chi Minh City, 8 minutes before the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 84.3° above the horizon in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 55.7°.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Ho Chi Minh City.
The longest day in Ho Chi Minh City is around 12h 45m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 29m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Daylight hours in Ho Chi Minh City by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11h 33m | 06:17 | 17:50 |
| February | 11h 47m | 06:15 | 18:02 |
| March | 12h 3m | 06:02 | 18:05 |
| April | 12h 22m | 05:43 | 18:05 |
| May | 12h 37m | 05:32 | 18:09 |
| June | 12h 45m | 05:32 | 18:17 |
| July | 12h 42m | 05:39 | 18:21 |
| August | 12h 29m | 05:44 | 18:14 |
| September | 12h 12m | 05:44 | 17:56 |
| October | 11h 54m | 05:43 | 17:37 |
| November | 11h 38m | 05:50 | 17:28 |
| December | 11h 30m | 06:04 | 17:34 |