8-DAY ROTATION

4-On, 4-Off Schedule Generator

Generate a four days on, four days off calendar that continues correctly across weekdays and weekends.

THE PROBLEM THIS SOLVES

Your four-day work block moves across the week, so recurring appointments keep colliding with workdays.

Select the first day of a confirmed four-day work block. The generator repeats four workdays followed by four days off.

BUILD YOUR CALENDAR

Set the pattern once.

Choose the first working day in your cycle. The generator fills the remaining dates automatically.

WORK DAYS48
PROJECTED HOURS576
CYCLE8 days
Mon5WORK
Tue6WORK
Wed7WORK
Thu8WORK
Fri9OFF
Sat10OFF
Sun11OFF
Mon12OFF
Tue13WORK
Wed14WORK
Thu15WORK
Fri16WORK
Sat17OFF
Sun18OFF
Mon19OFF
Tue20OFF
Wed21WORK
Thu22WORK
Fri23WORK
Sat24WORK
Sun25OFF
Mon26OFF
Tue27OFF
Wed28OFF
Thu29WORK
Fri30WORK
Sat31WORK
Sun1WORK
Mon2OFF
Tue3OFF
Wed4OFF
Thu5OFF
Fri6WORK
Sat7WORK
Sun8WORK
Mon9WORK
Tue10OFF
Wed11OFF
Thu12OFF
Fri13OFF
Sat14WORK
Sun15WORK

Showing the first 42 days. Your downloaded calendar contains all 92 days.

Verify the generated calendar against several dates on your official roster before importing it.

HOW THE PATTERN WORKS

A calendar needs the right starting point.

The cycle repeats every eight days, not every calendar week. That is why the work block moves through weekdays, weekends and holidays.

VERIFY BEFORE IMPORTING

Four checks that prevent a wrong calendar.

  • Use day one of a work block
  • Confirm shift length
  • Add any day-night change
  • Verify several roster dates
COMMON QUESTIONS

What the generator can and cannot do

Why do my work weekdays keep changing?

An eight-day cycle does not align with the seven-day week.

Can I set a night rotation?

The current calendar marks workdays. Add the event name or separate night-rotation rule as needed.

Will every week contain 48 hours?

No. An eight-day cycle crossing a seven-day workweek can create varying weekly totals.