Set the alarm clock for 9:45 am

 

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

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Going to bed for a 9:45 am alarm

  • Asleep by 12:30 am — 6 full sleep cycles, about 9 hours
  • Asleep by 2:00 am — 5 full sleep cycles, about 7 hours
  • Asleep by 3:30 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.

9:45 am across the country

Sydney9:45 am
Brisbane9:45 am
Adelaide9:15 am
Perth7:45 am
Darwin9:15 am

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

How to use the online alarm clock

Mornings between six and eleven are when most households actually need an alarm, not the phone buried in a bag by the door. Set this one for 9:45 am, pick something loud enough to cut through breakfast noise, and it'll ring right on 9:45 am through your laptop or desktop speakers.

Choose a sound before you press Start — something like a chime or a classic bell tends to work better than anything too gentle. Once it's running, the countdown happens right here in the browser, which means the tab needs to stay open in the background rather than being closed.

Some people use this alongside a phone alarm rather than instead of it: a louder backup through laptop speakers, or a way to set a reminder without touching a phone at all. It won't survive the tab closing or the device sleeping, so for anything critical overnight, keep a second alarm running as well. On a 24-hour clock 9:45 am is written 09:45, and spoken aloud it's quarter to ten in the morning. Timetables and rosters may show it as 09:45, and handwritten notes as 9.45 am. If you need it loud, turn the system volume up before you start: the alarm plays at whatever the device is set to.

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.