Set the alarm clock for 4:14 am

 

Leave this tab open — the alarm only rings while the tab stays open.

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Going to bed for a 4:14 am alarm

  • Asleep by 6:59 pm — 6 full sleep cycles, about 9 hours
  • Asleep by 8:29 pm — 5 full sleep cycles, about 7 hours
  • Asleep by 9:59 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.

4:14 am across the country

Sydney4:14 am
Brisbane4:14 am
Adelaide3:44 am
Perth2:14 am
Darwin3:44 am

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

Online alarm clock for 4:14 am

Preparing now for the drive home after a night of fishing means setting the 4:14 am alarm before wet hands, packed gear and a dark boat ramp demand your attention. It gives you a clear departure cue while the roads are still quiet, with 5:00 am as a useful reference point for getting ahead of early traffic.

Your fishing departure can still pass unnoticed if the phone is on silent, so check the sound setting and alarm volume before putting it away. Set the browser alarm, then play a quick test sound while you can still fix anything. A browser alarm that stops running cannot signal the end of the fishing session, so use a separate phone alarm as backup if missing the cue would delay the trip home.

Leaving the water at 4:14 am often means moving from near silence into gradually increasing road noise as delivery vehicles and early commuters appear. Keep the phone close enough to hear over an outboard, wind or gear being shifted, but secure it somewhere dry. Once ashore, pause before driving to confirm that everything is tied down; the surroundings may still feel like night even as traffic begins building toward 5:00 am.

Common questions

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.

Can I use this on my phone instead of a laptop?

Yes, it works in a mobile browser the same way, but phones are more likely to lock the screen or sleep, which can stop the alarm from ringing. A laptop or desktop tends to be more reliable for this.

Can I set more than one alarm at a time?

This page is built around a single alarm at a time. For multiple alarms, open a separate tab for each one and set a different time in each, keeping every tab open until it's rung.

Why use a browser alarm instead of my phone's built-in one?

Mainly for reliability against silent mode, do-not-disturb, or a phone left charging out of earshot. It's a useful backup or a desk-based alternative, though it depends on this tab staying open rather than running in the background of your phone.