Set the alarm clock for 4:04 am

 

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Going to bed for a 4:04 am alarm

  • Asleep by 6:49 pm — 6 full sleep cycles, about 9 hours
  • Asleep by 8:19 pm — 5 full sleep cycles, about 7 hours
  • Asleep by 9:49 pm — 4 full sleep cycles, about 6 hours

A sleep cycle runs about 90 minutes, and most people take around 15 minutes to drop off. Waking at the end of a cycle feels easier than waking in the middle of one.

4:04 am across the country

Sydney4:04 am
Brisbane4:04 am
Adelaide3:34 am
Perth2:04 am
Darwin3:34 am

Times are worked out live in your browser, so daylight saving is already accounted for.

Online alarm clock for 4:04 am

Pause the night fishing at 4:04 am, pack the last of your gear and start heading back before commuter traffic builds. You may be tempted to cast once more, but this alarm marks the moment to leave rather than the moment to begin tidying. That gives you time to secure the rods, check the bank or boat for anything left behind, and be on the road before 5:00 am.

Keeping the alarm available until it sounds matters when your return trip depends on an early departure. Set it for 4:04 am, leave the sound turned up, and keep the browser active on a powered, awake device nearby. If the screen setup goes to sleep or the page is closed, the fishing reminder may never sound, leaving you beside the water while the roads grow busier. A separate phone alarm is sensible backup if the timing affects a long drive home.

Coming through the house after night fishing can wake people well before their own morning begins. Put keys where they will not rattle, loosen the esky lid outside, and carry rods past bedrooms carefully. At 4:04 am, even the garage door or an excited dog can announce your arrival, so use the quietest entrance available and leave noisy washing of gear until later.

Common questions

Do I need to create an account or download anything?

No, there's nothing to sign up for and nothing to install. Pick a time and a sound, press Start, and it runs entirely in this browser tab.

Can I change the alarm sound?

Yes, there's a short list of tones to choose from before you press Start. Pick whichever one you're most likely to actually hear — softer sounds are easier to sleep through than a firm chime or bell.

What happens once the alarm goes off?

It rings through your device's speakers on a loop until you stop it from this page. There's no separate app notification, so make sure your volume is turned up before you rely on it.

Is this alarm accurate across daylight saving time?

It uses your device's local clock, so as long as your computer's time and date settings are correct, it'll adjust automatically when daylight saving time starts or ends.