Set alarm for 3:42 AM

Free online alarm that rings at 3:42 AM in this tab. Rings in ….

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Shortcuts: F fullscreen · N night mode · T test sound · S set time · Space stop a ringing alarm

Keep my settings on every device

No account. Create a sync code once, type it on another phone or computer, and your language, alarms, habits, cities and settings follow you. Only you know the code.

Nearby times

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By the minute

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Wake me up at 3:42 AM

“Wake me up at 3:42 AM”, “alarm for 3:42 in the morning” and “set alarm for 3:42 AM tomorrow” all mean this page. The green button arms the alarm for the next 3:42 AM, today or tomorrow, whichever comes first. Tomorrow only sets it for tomorrow morning once and switches it off afterwards, so it will not ring again the day after. Either way it rings in this tab with sound, a full-screen stop button and snooze; how long until 3:40 AM shows the live countdown.

In Hindi and Urdu the same alarm is searched as “raat 3:42 baje ka alarm lagao”, “3:42 AM ka alarm laga do” or “mujhe raat 3:42 baje uthana”; this page is that alarm too, and the Hindi edition has the same tools.

When to go to bed for a 3:42 AM alarm

Sleep runs in cycles of roughly 90 minutes, and most adults take about 14 minutes to fall asleep. Waking at the end of a cycle feels far better than waking in the middle of one, so these bedtimes are counted back from 3:42 AM in whole cycles. Five or six cycles is the range most adults do well on.

Fall asleep bySleep90-min cycles
6:28 PM9 h6 · recommended
7:58 PM7.5 h5 · recommended
9:28 PM6 h4
10:58 PM4.5 h3

How much sleep you get with a 3:42 AM alarm

If you go to bed atYou getVerdict
9:00 PM6 hours 42 minutesshort
10:00 PM5 hours 42 minutestoo little
11:00 PM4 hours 42 minutestoo little
12:00 AM3 hours 42 minutestoo little
1:00 AM2 hours 42 minutestoo little

3:42 AM is a night-time alarm

Night alarms cover overnight shifts, red-eye flights, feeding and medication schedules, and checking on something at a set hour. The night mode on this page dims the clock to a faint amber so it can sit on a bedside table without lighting the room.

Keep the volume escalation on so it starts quietly and only gets loud if you sleep through the first seconds.

Sunrise and your 3:42 AM alarm

Waking in daylight is easier than waking in the dark. Check where 3:42 AM falls against sunrise where you are; the calculation runs in your browser and your location is not sent anywhere.

Every hour

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Tips for a 3:42 AM alarm

  • Set it now, then press Test sound once at the volume you will sleep with. A silent-mode phone or a muted laptop is the number one reason alarms fail.
  • Turn on night mode and place the screen where you can see it but not reach it. Standing up to stop the alarm ends the snooze loop.
  • Leave this tab open. On desktop it rings from the background; on a phone keep it in the foreground with the screen on (this page keeps the screen awake).
  • Use the bedtime table above rather than a fixed "eight hours"; waking at a cycle boundary matters more than the exact total.

Questions

Will the alarm ring if I close the tab or the laptop?

No. No website can ring after the browser is closed or the computer sleeps. Keep this tab open, plug in, and the clock keeps the screen awake for you. The Ready-to-ring check under the clock shows what is set up correctly.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes on Android while the tab is open (behind other tabs is fine). On iPhone the page must stay in the foreground because Safari does not let web pages play sound from the background. Add it to the Home Screen for a full-screen bedside clock.

Is it loud enough for heavy sleepers?

Pick Loud buzzer or Siren, set the volume slider to full, and switch on the sums-to-stop option in Settings so the alarm cannot be dismissed half asleep. The sunrise light brightens the screen before the alarm too.

Can I use my own sound?

Yes. In Settings, choose an MP3, WAV or OGG file. It is stored in this browser only and never uploaded. There are also 60 built-in sounds, from a twin-bell alarm clock and a rooster to an air horn and a music box, on the sounds page.

What do the sleep sounds do?

Rain, brown noise, white noise, fan and ocean are generated in the browser and play until the alarm, then fade out as it rings. They keep the tab active through the night.

Does it need an internet connection?

Only to load the page the first time. Alarms, sounds, the sleep calculator and the sunrise math all run on your device, and the page works offline once it has been opened.

Is anything stored or sent?

Alarms and settings are saved in your browser's local storage. Nothing is sent to a server, and there is no account.

How do I share this 3:42 AM alarm?

Press Copy link under the alarm form. Anyone who opens the link sees the alarm pre-filled and can arm it with one tap. Embed gives you an iframe for a class page or a stream overlay.

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