diff --git a/internal/cycle/cycle.go b/internal/cycle/cycle.go
index 7438f74..18e3641 100644
--- a/internal/cycle/cycle.go
+++ b/internal/cycle/cycle.go
@@ -29,3 +29,20 @@ func CalculateWakeTimes(sleepTime time.Time, buffer time.Duration, minCycles int
 	}
 	return wakeTimes
 }
+
+// CalculateCyclesInWindow returns the number of complete sleep cycles that
+// fit between a sleep time and a wake time, accounting for the buffer,
+// and the remaining duration after those complete cycles.
+// If to is not after from, 24 hours are added to to (next-day wake).
+func CalculateCyclesInWindow(from time.Time, to time.Time, buffer time.Duration) (int, time.Duration) {
+	if !to.After(from) {
+		to = to.Add(24 * time.Hour)
+	}
+	totalDuration := to.Sub(from) - buffer
+	if totalDuration < 0 {
+		return 0, 0
+	}
+	cycles := int(totalDuration / CycleDuration)
+	overflow := totalDuration % CycleDuration
+	return cycles, overflow
+}
diff --git a/internal/cycle/cycle_test.go b/internal/cycle/cycle_test.go
index 0a230a8..5cb002b 100644
--- a/internal/cycle/cycle_test.go
+++ b/internal/cycle/cycle_test.go
@@ -254,3 +254,171 @@ func TestCalculateWakeTimes_tenCycles(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 8, 7, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 0)
+
+	if cycles != 6 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 6 cycles, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow_withBuffer(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 8, 7, 15, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 15*time.Minute)
+
+	if cycles != 6 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 6 cycles, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow_nextDayWake(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 7, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 0)
+
+	if cycles != 5 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 5 cycles, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 30*time.Minute {
+		t.Errorf("expected 30m overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow_withOverflow(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 8, 7, 44, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 0)
+
+	if cycles != 6 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 6 cycles, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 44*time.Minute {
+		t.Errorf("expected 44m overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow_bufferLargerThanWindow(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 10, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 15*time.Minute)
+
+	if cycles != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 cycles, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow_overflowOnlyNoCycles(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 45, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 0)
+
+	if cycles != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 cycles, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 45*time.Minute {
+		t.Errorf("expected 45m overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow_exactlyOneCycle(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 23, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 0)
+
+	if cycles != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 cycle, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow_exactlyOneCycleWithBuffer(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 23, 45, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 15*time.Minute)
+
+	if cycles != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 cycle, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow_zeroBuffer(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 8, 5, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 0)
+
+	if cycles != 5 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 5 cycles, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow_largeBuffer(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 8, 9, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 120*time.Minute)
+
+	if cycles != 6 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 6 cycles, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow_midnightBoundary(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 23, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 0)
+
+	if cycles != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 cycles, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 30*time.Minute {
+		t.Errorf("expected 30m overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateCyclesInWindow_sameFromAndTo(t *testing.T) {
+	from := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	to := time.Date(2026, time.March, 7, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cycles, overflow := CalculateCyclesInWindow(from, to, 0)
+
+	if cycles != 16 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 16 cycles, got %d", cycles)
+	}
+	if overflow != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 overflow, got %v", overflow)
+	}
+}