Set the alarm clock for 8:52 am

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

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You can also try the other alarm clocks

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Going to bed for a 8:52 am alarm

Asleep by 11:37 pm — 6 full sleep cycles, about 9 hours
Asleep by 1:07 am — 5 full sleep cycles, about 7 hours
Asleep by 2:37 am — 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.

8:52 am across the country

Sydney	8:52 am
Brisbane	8:52 am
Adelaide	8:22 am
Perth	6:52 am
Darwin	8:22 am

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

How to use the online alarm clock

Between the commute and the first coffee, 8:52 am is often the last checkpoint before the day properly starts. This tool sets a browser alarm for 8:52 am that rings through your device's speakers, handy for a desk you're already sitting at or a laptop open on the kitchen bench.

There's a short list of sounds to choose from before you press Start — pick one that suits how deep a sleeper you are. Once it's set, the page keeps time in the background of your browser, and it'll sound at the moment you selected, provided the tab hasn't been closed.

A browser alarm like this one is handy when your phone's on silent, charging in another room, or you just don't want to unlock it and get pulled into notifications. The trade-off is honesty: it only rings while this tab stays open, so it's not a replacement for your phone alarm on a trip where the laptop lid might close. On a 24-hour clock 8:52 am is written 08:52, and spoken aloud it's eight minutes to nine in the morning. Timetables and rosters may show it as 08:52, and handwritten notes as 8.52 am. Set an alarm for 8:52 am, set the alarm to 8:52 am, set my alarm for 8:52 am — all of it lands on this page and does the same thing.

Common questions

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.

Is there a cost to use this?

No, it's free, with no sign-up and no limit on how many times you set it. It just needs the tab left open until the time you've chosen arrives.

Will the alarm still ring if I close the browser tab?

No. The alarm only runs while this tab stays open — closing it, or closing the browser entirely, stops the countdown before it can ring. Keep the tab open in the background if you need it to go off later.