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4 on 4 off days only schedule calendar

Four working days, then four days off, repeated. Two crews take turns, so one crew covers every day of the week. That is about 183 shifts and 2,192 hours a year at 12 hours a shift, an average of 42 hours a week. Put your start date in below for your own 2027 calendar.

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How to use it

  1. Set your start date

    Enter a date from your roster that is the first day of a block, and say which block it is.

  2. Check the year

    Every shift and day off is drawn, with the hours a year, the days off and the weekends you have free.

  3. Print it or add it to your phone

    Download the calendar file, print the year, or copy the link to share it.

Pick a date you know from your roster; the whole year lines up with it.

Shift times and hours

8-day cycle: 4W 4O

Next 14 days

Shifts in 2027

184

Days off

181

of 365

Hours in 2027

2,208

12 h a shift

Average a week

42 h

Weekends fully off

19 of 52

Longest run

4 on

4 off at most

January 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Friday 1 January: shiftSaturday 2 January: shiftSunday 3 January: shift
Monday 4 January: shiftTuesday 5 January: day offWednesday 6 January: day offThursday 7 January: day offFriday 8 January: day offSaturday 9 January: shiftSunday 10 January: shift
Monday 11 January: shiftTuesday 12 January: shiftWednesday 13 January: day offThursday 14 January: day offFriday 15 January: day offSaturday 16 January: day offSunday 17 January: shift
Monday 18 January: shiftTuesday 19 January: shiftWednesday 20 January: shiftThursday 21 January: day offFriday 22 January: day offSaturday 23 January: day offSunday 24 January: day off
Monday 25 January: shiftTuesday 26 January: shiftWednesday 27 January: shiftThursday 28 January: shiftFriday 29 January: day offSaturday 30 January: day offSunday 31 January: day off
February 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Monday 1 February: day offTuesday 2 February: shiftWednesday 3 February: shiftThursday 4 February: shiftFriday 5 February: shiftSaturday 6 February: day offSunday 7 February: day off
Monday 8 February: day offTuesday 9 February: day offWednesday 10 February: shiftThursday 11 February: shiftFriday 12 February: shiftSaturday 13 February: shiftSunday 14 February: day off
Monday 15 February: day offTuesday 16 February: day offWednesday 17 February: day offThursday 18 February: shiftFriday 19 February: shiftSaturday 20 February: shiftSunday 21 February: shift
Monday 22 February: day offTuesday 23 February: day offWednesday 24 February: day offThursday 25 February: day offFriday 26 February: shiftSaturday 27 February: shiftSunday 28 February: shift
March 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Monday 1 March: shiftTuesday 2 March: day offWednesday 3 March: day offThursday 4 March: day offFriday 5 March: day offSaturday 6 March: shiftSunday 7 March: shift
Monday 8 March: shiftTuesday 9 March: shiftWednesday 10 March: day offThursday 11 March: day offFriday 12 March: day offSaturday 13 March: day offSunday 14 March: shift
Monday 15 March: shiftTuesday 16 March: shiftWednesday 17 March: shiftThursday 18 March: day offFriday 19 March: day offSaturday 20 March: day offSunday 21 March: day off
Monday 22 March: shiftTuesday 23 March: shiftWednesday 24 March: shiftThursday 25 March: shiftFriday 26 March: day offSaturday 27 March: day offSunday 28 March: day off
Monday 29 March: day offTuesday 30 March: shiftWednesday 31 March: shift
April 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Thursday 1 April: shiftFriday 2 April: shiftSaturday 3 April: day offSunday 4 April: day off
Monday 5 April: day offTuesday 6 April: day offWednesday 7 April: shiftThursday 8 April: shiftFriday 9 April: shiftSaturday 10 April: shiftSunday 11 April: day off
Monday 12 April: day offTuesday 13 April: day offWednesday 14 April: day offThursday 15 April: shiftFriday 16 April: shiftSaturday 17 April: shiftSunday 18 April: shift
Monday 19 April: day offTuesday 20 April: day offWednesday 21 April: day offThursday 22 April: day offFriday 23 April: shiftSaturday 24 April: shiftSunday 25 April: shift
Monday 26 April: shiftTuesday 27 April: day offWednesday 28 April: day offThursday 29 April: day offFriday 30 April: day off
May 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Saturday 1 May: shiftSunday 2 May: shift
Monday 3 May: shiftTuesday 4 May: shiftWednesday 5 May: day offThursday 6 May: day offFriday 7 May: day offSaturday 8 May: day offSunday 9 May: shift
Monday 10 May: shiftTuesday 11 May: shiftWednesday 12 May: shiftThursday 13 May: day offFriday 14 May: day offSaturday 15 May: day offSunday 16 May: day off
Monday 17 May: shiftTuesday 18 May: shiftWednesday 19 May: shiftThursday 20 May: shiftFriday 21 May: day offSaturday 22 May: day offSunday 23 May: day off
Monday 24 May: day offTuesday 25 May: shiftWednesday 26 May: shiftThursday 27 May: shiftFriday 28 May: shiftSaturday 29 May: day offSunday 30 May: day off
Monday 31 May: day off
June 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Tuesday 1 June: day offWednesday 2 June: shiftThursday 3 June: shiftFriday 4 June: shiftSaturday 5 June: shiftSunday 6 June: day off
Monday 7 June: day offTuesday 8 June: day offWednesday 9 June: day offThursday 10 June: shiftFriday 11 June: shiftSaturday 12 June: shiftSunday 13 June: shift
Monday 14 June: day offTuesday 15 June: day offWednesday 16 June: day offThursday 17 June: day offFriday 18 June: shiftSaturday 19 June: shiftSunday 20 June: shift
Monday 21 June: shiftTuesday 22 June: day offWednesday 23 June: day offThursday 24 June: day offFriday 25 June: day offSaturday 26 June: shiftSunday 27 June: shift
Monday 28 June: shiftTuesday 29 June: shiftWednesday 30 June: day off
July 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Thursday 1 July: day offFriday 2 July: day offSaturday 3 July: day offSunday 4 July: shift
Monday 5 July: shiftTuesday 6 July: shiftWednesday 7 July: shiftThursday 8 July: day offFriday 9 July: day offSaturday 10 July: day offSunday 11 July: day off
Monday 12 July: shiftTuesday 13 July: shiftWednesday 14 July: shiftThursday 15 July: shiftFriday 16 July: day offSaturday 17 July: day offSunday 18 July: day off
Monday 19 July: day offTuesday 20 July: shiftWednesday 21 July: shiftThursday 22 July: shiftFriday 23 July: shiftSaturday 24 July: day offSunday 25 July: day off
Monday 26 July: day offTuesday 27 July: day offWednesday 28 July: shiftThursday 29 July: shiftFriday 30 July: shiftSaturday 31 July: shift
August 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Sunday 1 August: day off
Monday 2 August: day offTuesday 3 August: day offWednesday 4 August: day offThursday 5 August: shiftFriday 6 August: shiftSaturday 7 August: shiftSunday 8 August: shift
Monday 9 August: day offTuesday 10 August: day offWednesday 11 August: day offThursday 12 August: day offFriday 13 August: shiftSaturday 14 August: shiftSunday 15 August: shift
Monday 16 August: shiftTuesday 17 August: day offWednesday 18 August: day offThursday 19 August: day offFriday 20 August: day offSaturday 21 August: shiftSunday 22 August: shift
Monday 23 August: shiftTuesday 24 August: shiftWednesday 25 August: day offThursday 26 August: day offFriday 27 August: day offSaturday 28 August: day offSunday 29 August: shift
Monday 30 August: shiftTuesday 31 August: shift
September 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Wednesday 1 September: shiftThursday 2 September: day offFriday 3 September: day offSaturday 4 September: day offSunday 5 September: day off
Monday 6 September: shiftTuesday 7 September: shiftWednesday 8 September: shiftThursday 9 September: shiftFriday 10 September: day offSaturday 11 September: day offSunday 12 September: day off
Monday 13 September: day offTuesday 14 September: shiftWednesday 15 September: shiftThursday 16 September: shiftFriday 17 September: shiftSaturday 18 September: day offSunday 19 September: day off
Monday 20 September: day offTuesday 21 September: day offWednesday 22 September: shiftThursday 23 September: shiftFriday 24 September: shiftSaturday 25 September: shiftSunday 26 September: day off
Monday 27 September: day offTuesday 28 September: day offWednesday 29 September: day offThursday 30 September: shift
October 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Friday 1 October: shiftSaturday 2 October: shiftSunday 3 October: shift
Monday 4 October: day offTuesday 5 October: day offWednesday 6 October: day offThursday 7 October: day offFriday 8 October: shiftSaturday 9 October: shiftSunday 10 October: shift
Monday 11 October: shiftTuesday 12 October: day offWednesday 13 October: day offThursday 14 October: day offFriday 15 October: day offSaturday 16 October: shiftSunday 17 October: shift
Monday 18 October: shiftTuesday 19 October: shiftWednesday 20 October: day offThursday 21 October: day offFriday 22 October: day offSaturday 23 October: day offSunday 24 October: shift
Monday 25 October: shiftTuesday 26 October: shiftWednesday 27 October: shiftThursday 28 October: day offFriday 29 October: day offSaturday 30 October: day offSunday 31 October: day off
November 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Monday 1 November: shiftTuesday 2 November: shiftWednesday 3 November: shiftThursday 4 November: shiftFriday 5 November: day offSaturday 6 November: day offSunday 7 November: day off
Monday 8 November: day offTuesday 9 November: shiftWednesday 10 November: shiftThursday 11 November: shiftFriday 12 November: shiftSaturday 13 November: day offSunday 14 November: day off
Monday 15 November: day offTuesday 16 November: day offWednesday 17 November: shiftThursday 18 November: shiftFriday 19 November: shiftSaturday 20 November: shiftSunday 21 November: day off
Monday 22 November: day offTuesday 23 November: day offWednesday 24 November: day offThursday 25 November: shiftFriday 26 November: shiftSaturday 27 November: shiftSunday 28 November: shift
Monday 29 November: day offTuesday 30 November: day off
December 2027
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Wednesday 1 December: day offThursday 2 December: day offFriday 3 December: shiftSaturday 4 December: shiftSunday 5 December: shift
Monday 6 December: shiftTuesday 7 December: day offWednesday 8 December: day offThursday 9 December: day offFriday 10 December: day offSaturday 11 December: shiftSunday 12 December: shift
Monday 13 December: shiftTuesday 14 December: shiftWednesday 15 December: day offThursday 16 December: day offFriday 17 December: day offSaturday 18 December: day offSunday 19 December: shift
Monday 20 December: shiftTuesday 21 December: shiftWednesday 22 December: shiftThursday 23 December: day offFriday 24 December: day offSaturday 25 December: day offSunday 26 December: day off
Monday 27 December: shiftTuesday 28 December: shiftWednesday 29 December: shiftThursday 30 December: shiftFriday 31 December: day off
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See every crew side by side

With all the crews working this pattern, exactly one crew is on every day. One cycle of 8 days, then it repeats.

Day12345678
Your crewWshiftWshiftWshiftWshift·day off·day off·day off·day off
Other crew·day off·day off·day off·day offWshiftWshiftWshiftWshift

Check the result against your roster: employers run these patterns in slightly different ways.

How the 4 on 4 off (days only) pattern works

With no nights in it this is the simplest version of 4 on 4 off, for operations that run one long shift a day, seven days a week. The cycle is 8 days long, so each block starts on a different day of the week.

Also searched for as: 4 days on 4 days off, 4 on 4 off day shifts.

The cycle is 8 days long: 4 shifts, 4 days off, and then it starts again.

Every crew, day by day

One full cycle for each crew, so you can see who covers what.

DayYour crewOther crew
1Won·off
2Won·off
3Won·off
4Won·off
5·offWon
6·offWon
7·offWon
8·offWon

The numbers

Cycle length8 days
Shifts in a cycle4 of 8 days
Shifts a yearabout 183
Days off a yearabout 183
Hours a year (at 12 h a shift)about 2,192
Average hours a week42
Longest run of shifts4
Longest break4 days

A year is 365.25 days on average, so the yearly figures are averages; the calendar above counts the exact days of the year you pick.

Good and bad about 4 on 4 off (days only)

In its favour

  • Easy to remember
  • A four-day break every other block
  • No night work

Against it

  • Four long days in a row is demanding
  • Days off drift around the week
  • Covers daytime only

Who uses 4 on 4 off (days only)

Used by seven-day operations that run a single shift a day, for example retail, security, site services and some care teams.

Employers run these patterns in slightly different ways, and a union contract or roster can differ from the version here. The grid above is exact for the cycle shown: if your roster differs, choose “My own cycle” in the calendar and type it in.

Other shift patterns

All shift patterns and the cycle builder

Frequently asked questions

How many hours a week is 4 on 4 off (days only)?

On average 42 hours a week, at 12 hours a shift: 4 shifts in every 8-day cycle. The weeks are not all alike, so a single week can hold more or fewer hours than the average. Change the shift length in the calendar and every number follows.

How many days off a year do I get on 4 on 4 off (days only)?

About 183 days off in a 365-day year and about 183 shifts, with a longest run of 4 shifts and a longest break of 4 days. Put your real start date in the calendar for the exact count in your year, including how many weekends are fully off.

How many weekends do I get off on 4 days on, 4 days off?

It depends on where the cycle starts, because the cycle is 8 days and a week is 7. Put your real start date into the calendar and the tool counts the weekends that are fully off in the year.

Can I put the 4 on 4 off (days only) pattern in Google Calendar or on my phone?

Yes. Pick your start date, press Add to my calendar, and open the .ics file in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook. Each shift has a fixed ID, so importing the file again later replaces your shifts instead of adding a second set.

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