The alarm CLOCK goes off @ 5:00 a.m. The alarm CATS go off when they're hungry, want to play, chase the foot monsters under the blankets, feel lonely, are scared of the dark, etc. which can be anytime between 1:30 a.m. and 4:45 a.m. On the weekends the CATS go off around 6:30; the alarm CLOCK is not set on the weekends.