User-friendliness: It’s important for a sunrise alarm clock to have easy-to-use and accessible buttons (so you can easily hit that snooze button on days where light alone won’t get you up). There’s no getting away from the fact that sunrise alarm clocks are often chunky things, taking up the majority of your bedside table. Though we liked the futuristic, flat-base design of these clocks, none of them were as bright as our picks in our light measuring tests. It’s particularly spectacular when I’m using the sunset function at night and the rest of the room is pitch black. m. to get stuff done—only to deeply regret it when the alarm actually goes off—the ability to set a second alarm can prove useful.

I was initially shocked at just how bright the light is, so bright in fact that I was a little worried about blinding those sitting on desks behind me. You can look up the longitude/latitude coordinates for your home (you'll need them to program your timer switches) here.

Of course, you might not be into this sort of thing, or you could simply pair the sunset feature on our main pick with a white-noise machine, sleep-tracking app, or meditation app. One idea is to make them less intense and more blue, blue light having a more powerful effect on the retina. We were also looking for solid construction, ease of use, a good range and quality of sounds and a glow that genuinely approximated sunlight.

With its natural impact on our body chemistry, sunlight plays a crucial role in boosting mood and influencing hormone levels such as melatonin and serotonin. The Zenergy doesn't light up the room nearly as much as the other alarms, so I wouldn't use it to wind down while reading in bed the way I used the others. Every morning I lurch out of bed like a crash-test dummy flying through an invisible windshield and run for coffee. My mother certainly seems happier since using the light, although it’s important to note that there are many possible causes of seasonal depression and what helps her may not help everyone in the winter months.These days, since our electronic clocks make the switch for us, we spend less and less time thinking about Daylight Savings and how it might affect our daily routines. As such it works well as a reading light, as daylight therapy or even as a main bedroom light source (it reaches 580 lumens). This Bluetooth-connected model has many of the same features as our main pick, but with some nice-to-have extras like a USB charging port, soothing sunrise lighting, and multiple alarms. You can set various colors and automatic color-shifting schemes, as well as custom schedules, but that's about it.

Overview over countries that will change their clocks to or from Daylight Saving Time (also referred to as Daylight Savings Time) during the coming 4 weeks or that have recently changed. Every time it rolls around, however, we think about how glad we are that we switched many of our standard switches with timer switches. At bedtime, the sleep-optimised lighting allows for restful evenings, with the fading sunset promoting a natural sleep response. The only drawback is that it’s surprisingly fiddly to set, using small rubbery buttons and very small icons in the corners of the clock display. Or if you want something intuitive that your kid can use without an app, spring for the Casper Glow Light.Along with finding the best mattress, pillow and duvet cover for you, finding an alarm clock that helps you sleep better and start the day feeling well-rested is a small change that can have a big impact. This helps regulate your body's circadian rhythm, resulting in a more refreshed and energised start to your day.

So if you are currently on DST, and the date you count down to is on standard time (after DST ends), it will not add an hour to the calculation. This Honeywell PLS750C1000 electrical time switch can be used to schedule lighting on/off times including incandescent, halogen, fluorescent lights. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. There are several options available for the added or removed hour to be accounted for in the countdown.Interview Jan 8, 2024 Top Tips for Pacing Yourself this January January can leave us feeling like our social battery needs to be recharged. Casper’s Glow Light is a 3-by-5-inch cylindrical lighting device that the popular mattress brand touts as “a magical light for better sleep. At it’s brightest, it’s slightly less convincing as ‘daylight’ than the new version, but it did wake me up in a good mood. This is where light therapy comes in as a proven method to enhance mood, increase energy, and improve alertness.