Set the alarm clock for 10:06 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 10:06 am alarm

Asleep by 12:51 am — 6 full sleep cycles, about 9 hours
Asleep by 2:21 am — 5 full sleep cycles, about 7 hours
Asleep by 3:51 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.

10:06 am across the country

London	10:06 am
Birmingham	10:06 am
Manchester	10:06 am
Glasgow	10:06 am
Belfast	10:06 am

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

How to use the online alarm clock

Breaking away from paperwork or household jobs can be the hardest part of getting to a council appointment on time. An alarm at 10:06 am marks the moment to stop what you are doing, gather the documents you need and prepare to leave. That gives the morning a clear turning point before the clock reaches 11:00 am.

A council visit can be missed even when the alarm is correctly set if its tone blends into conversation, a radio or traffic outside. The selected volume needs to be loud enough for the room you are actually using, especially if the phone is several metres away. A brief sound check can reveal whether background noise covers the signal. If the browser tab is closed or your phone or laptop goes to sleep, no alarm will sound, which could leave you late for the council appointment.

As the appointment approaches, the surroundings may become busier: deliveries arrive, neighbours move about and daytime traffic grows. Putting the phone on a nearby hard surface can make its alarm more noticeable than leaving it inside a bag or beneath papers. At this point in the morning, reducing competing sound for a few minutes also makes 10:06 am harder to overlook.

Common questions

Does the alarm still work if I close the tab?

No. Everything runs inside this page, so closing the tab — or quitting the browser altogether — ends the countdown there and then. Leaving it open in the background is all it asks, and switching to another tab makes no difference.

What happens if my laptop goes to sleep before 10:06 am?

The tab sleeps along with it and the alarm will not sound on time, if at all. If you are relying on it, change the power settings so the machine stays awake, or keep a phone alarm running as well.

Do I need an account or an app?

Neither. Choose a time and a sound, press Start, and it runs in this browser tab. Nothing is downloaded, nothing is registered, and closing the page leaves nothing behind on the device.

Can I change the sound?

Yes, there is a short list of tones to pick from before you press Start. Softer sounds are easy to sleep through, so a firmer bell tends to be the safer choice for anything early in the morning.