Set the alarm clock for 6:58 am

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

The alarm goes off in: ::

You can also try the other alarm clocks

Alarm clock for 6:56 am Alarm clock for 6:57 am Alarm clock for 6:59 am

Going to bed for a 6:58 am alarm

Asleep by 9:43 pm — 6 full sleep cycles, about 9 hours
Asleep by 11:13 pm — 5 full sleep cycles, about 7 hours
Asleep by 12:43 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.

6:58 am across the country

London	6:58 am
Birmingham	6:58 am
Manchester	6:58 am
Glasgow	6:58 am
Belfast	6:58 am

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

How to use the online alarm clock

If you are already halfway through a farm job, the 6:58 am alarm marks the moment to break away and begin the sheep round. It gives you a clear cue to put down what you are handling, collect the crook or feed bucket, and head towards the first field as 7:00 am arrives.

Muddy hands make fiddling with controls awkward, so set the alarm before starting the earlier job and raise the volume enough to hear it from the yard. Check that silent mode will not suppress the sound, especially if the phone is tucked inside a coat. The alarm cannot call you back to the sheep if the browser is no longer open or the phone has gone to sleep, so keep the page active and the handset awake.

Starting the round this early can leave useful space before the next farm task rather than pushing every job together. Note what must follow later that morning, then allow a modest buffer for a stubborn gate, a slow flock or the walk between fields. Keeping waterproofs, keys and a torch together by the exit also prevents those small delays from consuming that margin.

Common questions

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.

Will it still be right when the clocks change?

Yes. It reads your device's local clock, so the move between GMT and BST at the end of March and October is picked up automatically, as long as the computer's date, time and time zone are set correctly.

Can I use this on a phone?

It works in a mobile browser, but phones lock the screen and suspend background tabs far more readily than a laptop does, which can stop the alarm sounding. For anything important, a desktop or a plugged-in laptop is the steadier option.