Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ho Chi Minh City is 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Manila.
For a call that suits both sides, look at 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ho Chi Minh City / 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Manila. Manila is 1 hour ahead of Ho Chi Minh City, but the generous 9-hour window means both teams can meet well within their normal day.
| Local time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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Manila Asia/Manila |
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