Sleep Cycle Calculator
Work backwards from your wake-up time to the bedtimes that land at the end of a 90-minute cycle, so you wake between cycles instead of mid-deep-sleep.
Open calculator →Quick, science-backed tools for the questions our readers ask most: when to go to bed, how much sleep you owe yourself, how to beat jet lag, and which bed actually fits your room.
Work backwards from your wake-up time to the bedtimes that land at the end of a 90-minute cycle, so you wake between cycles instead of mid-deep-sleep.
Open calculator →Add up the hours you've lost across the last week and see how long a realistic recovery plan takes.
Open calculator →Get a day-by-day shift plan before you fly, plus the light and caffeine timing that speeds up adjustment.
Open calculator →Enter your child's age and school wake-up time for an age-appropriate bedtime window.
Open calculator →Match your room dimensions, sleepers and height to the right mattress size — with exact bed footprints and walking clearance.
Open calculator →Guide
Enter real numbers rather than ideal ones — your typical wake time on a workday, the actual room measurements with furniture in place, or the hours you really slept last week. The output is only as accurate as the inputs.
Treat each result as a starting point. A bedtime estimate assumes an average sleep cycle length, a size recommendation assumes standard mattress dimensions, and a loft estimate still needs a few nights of home testing.
Calculators give general estimates from the numbers you enter. They are planning aids, not medical advice, and they cannot account for health conditions, medications or individual differences.