12x36 shift schedule
One day on, one day off — worked out for the whole month.
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This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and you can even turn off your internet connection before you start.
Example
Worked example — 12x36 shift schedule
Use the following inputs and settings. Keep other settings at the page defaults.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| pattern | 12x36 |
| Year | 2027 |
| Cycle starts on (keep the same date next month to carry on) | 2026-11-02 |
| Output files | 1 |
| PDF pages | 1 |
| 279 × 216 mm |
Expected result — PDF · PDF pages: 1. The image shows the first PDF page.
How it works
- List the people or teams, one per line; with two teams, one works on the days the other is off.
- Pick the month.
- To carry on from last month, enter the date the cycle started and keep it for the months after.
- Download the PDF with each person’s shifts, days and hours, and the month’s public holidays.
- For a roster spanning several sheets, find the page by its first and last employee and download just that sheet.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a 12x36 schedule?
- Twelve hours on duty followed by thirty-six off, so each person works every other day. It is the standard pattern for Brazilian hospitals, security and care work, and common for 12-hour shifts elsewhere.
- How many hours a month is 12x36?
- Fifteen 12-hour shifts, 180 hours, in a 30-day month; 15 or 16 in a 31-day month, depending on which day a person starts. The PDF totals each person’s days and hours.
- How do I carry the rota on into next month?
- Enter the date the cycle started in your first month (the 1st of that month if you left Cycle starts on empty) and change only the month. The pattern is counted from that date, so a 31-day month does not put anyone on two shifts in a row across the change of month. Left empty, the cycle starts again on the new month’s 1st.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The rota is made in your browser. The free plan prints a small line with our name at the foot of the sheet; Pro leaves it off.