Prayer Times in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

What these times mean for Ho Chi Minh City

Prayer times for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam are calculated from where the city actually is (10.78° N, 106.70° E), which matters more than people expect. A city an hour down the road will have times a few minutes apart from these, which is exactly why a country-wide timetable is a rough guide at best.

How the times are worked out

The calculation used here is Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. Methods differ mainly over Fajr and Isha, because each authority settles on a slightly different angle of the sun below the horizon — a few minutes either way is normal. Asr is Hanafi on this page, so expect it later than a Shafi timetable would show. Where your local mosque differs, follow the mosque — that is the timetable the congregation keeps.

Nearby cities

6 other cities in Vietnam are listed on this site, each with its own calculated timetable. If you are travelling within the country, use the page for where you actually are; the difference is small but real.

The direction of prayer

From this city the direction is west-north-west, or 289° if you prefer the number. Makkah is around 7,194 kilometres (4,470 miles) away in a straight line. If you are marking a permanent direction in a room, check true north rather than trusting a phone compass alone.

The yearly swing

Ho Chi Minh City is close enough to the equator that the seasons barely register in the prayer times. Longest day and shortest day differ by very little, and Ramadan feels much the same whichever month it lands in.

A walk through today's times

The day's first prayer, Fajr, falls at 4:30 am. You have until 5:44 am, when the sun comes up. Midday brings Dhuhr at 11:37 am; Asr comes round at 3:52 pm. The sun goes down at Maghrib, 5:30 pm, and the day ends with Isha at 7:00 pm. That gives Ho Chi Minh City roughly 11 hours and 46 minutes of daylight today.

The fasting day in Ho Chi Minh City

Suhoor closes at 4:30 am in Ho Chi Minh City, with iftar at 5:30 pm. Roughly 13 hours, going by today's figures. The full month is listed below if you want to see where the fast is heading.

Prayer times in Ho Chi Minh City: FAQ

This page rebuilds itself daily for Ho Chi Minh City — the times are always the current ones.