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Panama 2-2-3 schedule

The 2-2-3 on 12-hour day shifts, over a 14-day cycle. You never work more than three shifts in a row, and with day 1 on a Monday every other weekend is a long one, Friday to Sunday.

With day 1 on January 5, 2026, your first long weekend of 2027 runs Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 3. Move day 1 in the calendar and the weekends move with it.

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A three-day weekend every other week

With day 1 on a Monday, the 2-2-3 ends every second week with Friday, Saturday and Sunday off. Four weeks from Mon, Jan 5, Monday to Sunday:

Every shift is 12 hours, on days; two crews cover every day between them.

Is a 2-2-3 schedule the same as Panama?

Mostly, yes. 2-2-3 is the rhythm (two on, two off, three on, and the reverse), and Circadian lists Panama and Pitman among its names. TurnoRest keeps them apart because they draw differently. Its Panama is day shifts only, 14 days long, for two crews. Pitman runs 28 days, with a fortnight of nights, for four crews.

Circadian calls the rhythm 2-3-2 in its comparison of 12-hour schedules.

How many weekends off on a Panama schedule?

Every other one, 26 in 2027, when day 1 is a Monday, and each runs Friday to Sunday. The weekends in between you work all three days.

Panama 2-2-3 schedule calendar 2026–2027

Day 1 of the cycle is Monday, January 5, 2026 here. Change it to yours and 2026 redraws.

Shifts in 2026
183
Hours on the schedule
2,196h
Full weekends off
26of 52
Days off
182

How many hours a year is a Panama schedule?

2,184 hours in 2027, from 182 shifts, while 2026 has 183 shifts and 2,196 hours. Those count from day 1 on Monday, January 5, 2026. Any other start keeps a year between 2,184 and 2,196 hours.

January 202615 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift2 off3 off
4 off5 day shift, day 1 of the cycle6 day shift7 off8 off9 day shift10 day shift
11 day shift12 off13 off14 day shift15 day shift16 off17 off
18 off19 day shift, day 1 of the cycle20 day shift21 off22 off23 day shift24 day shift
25 day shift26 off27 off28 day shift29 day shift30 off31 off
February 202614 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 day shift, day 1 of the cycle3 day shift4 off5 off6 day shift7 day shift
8 day shift9 off10 off11 day shift12 day shift13 off14 off
15 off16 day shift, day 1 of the cycle17 day shift18 off19 off20 day shift21 day shift
22 day shift23 off24 off25 day shift26 day shift27 off28 off
March 202616 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 day shift, day 1 of the cycle3 day shift4 off5 off6 day shift7 day shift
8 day shift9 off10 off11 day shift12 day shift13 off14 off
15 off16 day shift, day 1 of the cycle17 day shift18 off19 off20 day shift21 day shift
22 day shift23 off24 off25 day shift26 day shift27 off28 off
29 off30 day shift, day 1 of the cycle31 day shift
April 202614 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 off3 day shift4 day shift
5 day shift6 off7 off8 day shift9 day shift10 off11 off
12 off13 day shift, day 1 of the cycle14 day shift15 off16 off17 day shift18 day shift
19 day shift20 off21 off22 day shift23 day shift24 off25 off
26 off27 day shift, day 1 of the cycle28 day shift29 off30 off
May 202617 shifts204 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift2 day shift
3 day shift4 off5 off6 day shift7 day shift8 off9 off
10 off11 day shift, day 1 of the cycle12 day shift13 off14 off15 day shift16 day shift
17 day shift18 off19 off20 day shift21 day shift22 off23 off
24 off25 day shift, day 1 of the cycle26 day shift27 off28 off29 day shift30 day shift
31 day shift
June 202614 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 off3 day shift4 day shift5 off6 off
7 off8 day shift, day 1 of the cycle9 day shift10 off11 off12 day shift13 day shift
14 day shift15 off16 off17 day shift18 day shift19 off20 off
21 off22 day shift, day 1 of the cycle23 day shift24 off25 off26 day shift27 day shift
28 day shift29 off30 off
July 202616 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift2 day shift3 off4 off
5 off6 day shift, day 1 of the cycle7 day shift8 off9 off10 day shift11 day shift
12 day shift13 off14 off15 day shift16 day shift17 off18 off
19 off20 day shift, day 1 of the cycle21 day shift22 off23 off24 day shift25 day shift
26 day shift27 off28 off29 day shift30 day shift31 off
August 202615 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off
2 off3 day shift, day 1 of the cycle4 day shift5 off6 off7 day shift8 day shift
9 day shift10 off11 off12 day shift13 day shift14 off15 off
16 off17 day shift, day 1 of the cycle18 day shift19 off20 off21 day shift22 day shift
23 day shift24 off25 off26 day shift27 day shift28 off29 off
30 off31 day shift, day 1 of the cycle
September 202615 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift2 off3 off4 day shift5 day shift
6 day shift7 off8 off9 day shift10 day shift11 off12 off
13 off14 day shift, day 1 of the cycle15 day shift16 off17 off18 day shift19 day shift
20 day shift21 off22 off23 day shift24 day shift25 off26 off
27 off28 day shift, day 1 of the cycle29 day shift30 off
October 202616 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 day shift3 day shift
4 day shift5 off6 off7 day shift8 day shift9 off10 off
11 off12 day shift, day 1 of the cycle13 day shift14 off15 off16 day shift17 day shift
18 day shift19 off20 off21 day shift22 day shift23 off24 off
25 off26 day shift, day 1 of the cycle27 day shift28 off29 off30 day shift31 day shift
November 202615 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift2 off3 off4 day shift5 day shift6 off7 off
8 off9 day shift, day 1 of the cycle10 day shift11 off12 off13 day shift14 day shift
15 day shift16 off17 off18 day shift19 day shift20 off21 off
22 off23 day shift, day 1 of the cycle24 day shift25 off26 off27 day shift28 day shift
29 day shift30 off
December 202616 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 day shift3 day shift4 off5 off
6 off7 day shift, day 1 of the cycle8 day shift9 off10 off11 day shift12 day shift
13 day shift14 off15 off16 day shift17 day shift18 off19 off
20 off21 day shift, day 1 of the cycle22 day shift23 off24 off25 day shift26 day shift
27 day shift28 off29 off30 day shift31 day shift

Panama 2-2-3 schedule calendar 2027

Carried on from 2026
January 202714 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 off
3 off4 day shift, day 1 of the cycle5 day shift6 off7 off8 day shift9 day shift
10 day shift11 off12 off13 day shift14 day shift15 off16 off
17 off18 day shift, day 1 of the cycle19 day shift20 off21 off22 day shift23 day shift
24 day shift25 off26 off27 day shift28 day shift29 off30 off
31 off
February 202714 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift, day 1 of the cycle2 day shift3 off4 off5 day shift6 day shift
7 day shift8 off9 off10 day shift11 day shift12 off13 off
14 off15 day shift, day 1 of the cycle16 day shift17 off18 off19 day shift20 day shift
21 day shift22 off23 off24 day shift25 day shift26 off27 off
28 off
March 202716 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift, day 1 of the cycle2 day shift3 off4 off5 day shift6 day shift
7 day shift8 off9 off10 day shift11 day shift12 off13 off
14 off15 day shift, day 1 of the cycle16 day shift17 off18 off19 day shift20 day shift
21 day shift22 off23 off24 day shift25 day shift26 off27 off
28 off29 day shift, day 1 of the cycle30 day shift31 off
April 202715 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 day shift3 day shift
4 day shift5 off6 off7 day shift8 day shift9 off10 off
11 off12 day shift, day 1 of the cycle13 day shift14 off15 off16 day shift17 day shift
18 day shift19 off20 off21 day shift22 day shift23 off24 off
25 off26 day shift, day 1 of the cycle27 day shift28 off29 off30 day shift
May 202716 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift
2 day shift3 off4 off5 day shift6 day shift7 off8 off
9 off10 day shift, day 1 of the cycle11 day shift12 off13 off14 day shift15 day shift
16 day shift17 off18 off19 day shift20 day shift21 off22 off
23 off24 day shift, day 1 of the cycle25 day shift26 off27 off28 day shift29 day shift
30 day shift31 off
June 202715 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 day shift3 day shift4 off5 off
6 off7 day shift, day 1 of the cycle8 day shift9 off10 off11 day shift12 day shift
13 day shift14 off15 off16 day shift17 day shift18 off19 off
20 off21 day shift, day 1 of the cycle22 day shift23 off24 off25 day shift26 day shift
27 day shift28 off29 off30 day shift
July 202715 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift2 off3 off
4 off5 day shift, day 1 of the cycle6 day shift7 off8 off9 day shift10 day shift
11 day shift12 off13 off14 day shift15 day shift16 off17 off
18 off19 day shift, day 1 of the cycle20 day shift21 off22 off23 day shift24 day shift
25 day shift26 off27 off28 day shift29 day shift30 off31 off
August 202716 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 day shift, day 1 of the cycle3 day shift4 off5 off6 day shift7 day shift
8 day shift9 off10 off11 day shift12 day shift13 off14 off
15 off16 day shift, day 1 of the cycle17 day shift18 off19 off20 day shift21 day shift
22 day shift23 off24 off25 day shift26 day shift27 off28 off
29 off30 day shift, day 1 of the cycle31 day shift
September 202714 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 off3 day shift4 day shift
5 day shift6 off7 off8 day shift9 day shift10 off11 off
12 off13 day shift, day 1 of the cycle14 day shift15 off16 off17 day shift18 day shift
19 day shift20 off21 off22 day shift23 day shift24 off25 off
26 off27 day shift, day 1 of the cycle28 day shift29 off30 off
October 202717 shifts204 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift2 day shift
3 day shift4 off5 off6 day shift7 day shift8 off9 off
10 off11 day shift, day 1 of the cycle12 day shift13 off14 off15 day shift16 day shift
17 day shift18 off19 off20 day shift21 day shift22 off23 off
24 off25 day shift, day 1 of the cycle26 day shift27 off28 off29 day shift30 day shift
31 day shift
November 202714 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 off3 day shift4 day shift5 off6 off
7 off8 day shift, day 1 of the cycle9 day shift10 off11 off12 day shift13 day shift
14 day shift15 off16 off17 day shift18 day shift19 off20 off
21 off22 day shift, day 1 of the cycle23 day shift24 off25 off26 day shift27 day shift
28 day shift29 off30 off
December 202716 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift2 day shift3 off4 off
5 off6 day shift, day 1 of the cycle7 day shift8 off9 off10 day shift11 day shift
12 day shift13 off14 off15 day shift16 day shift17 off18 off
19 off20 day shift, day 1 of the cycle21 day shift22 off23 off24 day shift25 day shift
26 day shift27 off28 off29 day shift30 day shift31 off

Next to Pitman 2-2-3, 4 on 4 off and DuPont

Panama 2-2-3 compared with Pitman 2-2-3, 4 on 4 off, DuPont
RotationShiftCycleAvg. weekNights in a rowLongest breakWeekends offCrews
Panama 2-2-312 h14 days42 hNone3 days1 in 2 wk2
Pitman 2-2-312 h28 days42 h33 days2 in 4 wk4
4 on 4 off12 h16 days42 h44 days5 in 16 wk4
DuPont12 h28 days42 h47 days2 in 4 wk4

The 14-day cycle

Two crews share the day shift, a week apart, and nobody works nights. Your runs are 2 or 3 shifts long, and your breaks 2 or 3 days.

Over 2027 you get 26 of those three-day weekends, and work 182 shifts, 2,184 hours in all.

Often mixed up with Pitman 2-2-3, which draws differently.

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Panama 2-2-3

14-day cycle12 h shifts

7 AM–7 PM

Average week
42 h
Shift
12 h
Nights in a row
None
Days off in a row
3
Day 1 is the first day of your cycle7 of 14 days worked
Shift
12 h
Cycle
14 days
Average week
42 h
Hours per cycle
84 h
Days worked per cycle
7 of 14
Longest run of shifts
3
Nights in a row, at most
None
Longest break
3 days
Shortest rest between shifts
12 h
Full weekends off
1 in 2 weeks

How many hours a week is the Panama schedule?

42 hours on average, from weeks of 36 or 48 hours, Sunday to Saturday. Count any 7 days in a row, though, and the busiest hold 60 hours.

Day 1 starts a block of 2 day shifts. Then 2 days off, 3 day shifts, 2 days off, 2 day shifts and 3 days off, and it starts again.
Panama 2-2-3: what each crew works on each of the first 14 days, starting from crew A’s day 1.
Crew1234567891011121314
ADayDayDay offDay offDayDayDayDay offDay offDayDayDay offDay offDay off
BDay offDay offDayDayDay offDay offDay offDayDayDay offDay offDayDayDay
Read down any column and you’ll find one crew on, and the rest off.

Panama schedule pay calculator

On a Panama you work every other weekend, so the weekend differential is worth getting right. Change it, and the rate, to what you’re paid.

Your rate
= $4.20 an hour
= $2.80 an hour
Night work is 10 PM to 7 AM. Overtime is +50%, time and a half.

Gross for 2026: $66,220.00, $1,269.97 a week on average.

2026, before taxesovertime over 40 h a week

At $28 an hour, the example rate, with nights +15% and weekends +10%.

$66,220

$1,269.97 a week on average.Every two-week check, counted from day 1, is $2,534.00.

Base2,196 h × $28.00
$61,488.00
Night work0 h
$0.00
Weekend624 h
$1,747.20
Overtime208 h, the extra +50% on the regular rate
$2,984.80
Gross for 2026
$66,220.00

The week’s total is free. Pro splits each pay period into lines, and the weekend premium gets its own. What Pro costs.

The pay calculator takes these numbers one pay period at a time, and shows how each line and each overtime rule is counted.

Panama pros and cons

No nights, and a long weekend every other week.

Pros

  • No nights, ever.

  • 26 three-day weekends in 2027, Friday to Sunday, and never more than three shifts in a row.

Cons

  • On the other weekends you work Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

  • Any 7 days in a row can hold 60 hours. Five of the seven shifts in a cycle start a stretch over 40, and NIOSH links that to worse outcomes in its training for nurses.

    Behind it: NIOSH 2015, Rogers et al. 2004

None of these limits is law for most US workers. The sleep planner lists where each comes from.

Putting Panama 2-2-3 in the app

Settings › Schedule in TurnoRest, with Panama 2-2-3 and the day 1 from the calendar above
  1. Pattern

    Pick Panama (12 h, 2-2-3, 14 days) from the list.

  2. First day of the cycle

    Set it to your day 1, the date in the calendar above.

Support explains how to find your day 1.

Adding Panama 2-2-3 to the iPhone Calendar by hand takes seven events that repeat every 14 days. With Pro it’s one switch.

I work Panama on fixed nights. Which calendar is mine?

The same 2-2-3 with nights instead of days. TurnoRest’s built-in Panama is on days, and Pitman would put you on days half the time, so draw it as your own pattern. The generator already has it, 14 days of 12-hour nights from 7 PM.

Open the fixed-nights version in the generator.

Questions

  • What is a Panama schedule?

    12-hour day shifts on a 14-day cycle. You work 2, get 2 off, work 3, get 2 off, work 2 and get 3 off, and the crew a week behind you works the days you don’t.

Tomorrow’s shift and the sleep before it, on your Home Screen.

On day 1 of the cycle it reads 7:00 AM–7:00 PM, with sleep at 10:15 PM–5:45 AM.

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Scan it with your iPhone for the app and your two answersPanama 2-2-3, day 1 on Mon, Jan 5, 2026
The Home Screen widget on Panama 2-2-3