# Epochs
All rewards and staking contracts operated on `28 days` cycles, referred to as **epochs**. A new epoch automatically begins when the current epoch ends.
The following will occur at the end of each epoch:
* Requested withdrawals for the **Liquidity Staking Pool** in the ended epoch may be withdrawn.
* Requested withdrawals for the **Safety Staking Pool** in the ended epoch may be withdrawn.
| Epoch | Start Date (UTC) | End Date (UTC) | Days | Cumulative Years |
| ----- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ---- | ---------------- |
| 0 | 8/3/2021 15:00:00 | 8/31/2021 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.08 |
| 1 | 8/31/2021 15:00:00 | 9/28/2021 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.15 |
| 2 | 9/28/2021 15:00:00 | 10/26/2021 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.23 |
| 3 | 10/26/2021 15:00:00 | 11/23/2021 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.31 |
| 4 | 11/23/2021 15:00:00 | 12/21/2021 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.38 |
| 5 | 12/21/2021 15:00:00 | 1/18/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.46 |
| 6 | 1/18/2022 15:00:00 | 2/15/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.54 |
| 7 | 2/15/2022 15:00:00 | 3/15/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.61 |
| 8 | 3/15/2022 15:00:00 | 4/12/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.69 |
| 9 | 4/12/2022 15:00:00 | 5/10/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.77 |
| 10 | 5/10/2022 15:00:00 | 6/7/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.84 |
| 11 | 6/7/2022 15:00:00 | 7/5/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 0.92 |
| 12 | 7/5/2022 15:00:00 | 8/2/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 13 | 8/2/2022 15:00:00 | 8/30/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.07 |
| 14 | 8/30/2022 15:00:00 | 9/27/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.15 |
| 15 | 9/27/2022 15:00:00 | 10/25/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.23 |
| 16 | 10/25/2022 15:00:00 | 11/22/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 17 | 11/22/2022 15:00:00 | 12/20/2022 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.38 |
| 18 | 12/20/2022 15:00:00 | 1/17/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.46 |
| 19 | 1/17/2023 15:00:00 | 2/14/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.53 |
| 20 | 2/14/2023 15:00:00 | 3/14/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.61 |
| 21 | 3/14/2023 15:00:00 | 4/11/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.69 |
| 22 | 4/11/2023 15:00:00 | 5/9/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.76 |
| 23 | 5/9/2023 15:00:00 | 6/6/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.84 |
| 24 | 6/6/2023 15:00:00 | 7/4/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.92 |
| 25 | 7/4/2023 15:00:00 | 8/1/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 1.99 |
| 26 | 8/1/2023 15:00:00 | 8/29/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.07 |
| 27 | 8/29/2023 15:00:00 | 9/26/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.15 |
| 28 | 9/26/2023 15:00:00 | 10/24/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.22 |
| 29 | 10/24/2023 15:00:00 | 11/21/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.30 |
| 30 | 11/21/2023 15:00:00 | 12/19/2023 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.38 |
| 31 | 12/19/2023 15:00:00 | 1/16/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.45 |
| 32 | 1/16/2024 15:00:00 | 2/13/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.53 |
| 33 | 2/13/2024 15:00:00 | 3/12/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.61 |
| 34 | 3/12/2024 15:00:00 | 4/9/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.68 |
| 35 | 4/9/2024 15:00:00 | 5/7/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.76 |
| 36 | 5/7/2024 15:00:00 | 6/4/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.84 |
| 37 | 6/4/2024 15:00:00 | 7/2/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.92 |
| 38 | 7/2/2024 15:00:00 | 7/30/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 2.99 |
| 39 | 7/30/2024 15:00:00 | 8/27/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.07 |
| 40 | 8/27/2024 15:00:00 | 9/24/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.15 |
| 41 | 9/24/2024 15:00:00 | 10/22/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.22 |
| 42 | 10/22/2024 15:00:00 | 11/19/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.30 |
| 43 | 11/19/2024 15:00:00 | 12/17/2024 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.38 |
| 44 | 12/17/2024 15:00:00 | 1/14/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.45 |
| 45 | 1/14/2025 15:00:00 | 2/11/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.53 |
| 46 | 2/11/2025 15:00:00 | 3/11/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.61 |
| 47 | 3/11/2025 15:00:00 | 4/8/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.68 |
| 48 | 4/8/2025 15:00:00 | 5/6/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.76 |
| 49 | 5/6/2025 15:00:00 | 6/3/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.84 |
| 50 | 6/3/2025 15:00:00 | 7/1/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.91 |
| 51 | 7/1/2025 15:00:00 | 7/29/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 3.99 |
| 52 | 7/29/2025 15:00:00 | 8/26/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.07 |
| 53 | 8/26/2025 15:00:00 | 9/23/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.14 |
| 54 | 9/23/2025 15:00:00 | 10/21/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.22 |
| 55 | 10/21/2025 15:00:00 | 11/18/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.30 |
| 56 | 11/18/2025 15:00:00 | 12/16/2025 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.37 |
| 57 | 12/16/2025 15:00:00 | 1/13/2026 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.45 |
| 58 | 1/13/2026 15:00:00 | 2/10/2026 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.53 |
| 59 | 2/10/2026 15:00:00 | 3/10/2026 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.60 |
| 60 | 3/10/2026 15:00:00 | 4/7/2026 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.68 |
| 61 | 4/7/2026 15:00:00 | 5/5/2026 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.76 |
| 62 | 5/5/2026 15:00:00 | 6/2/2026 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.83 |
| 63 | 6/2/2026 15:00:00 | 6/30/2026 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.91 |
| 64 | 6/30/2026 15:00:00 | 7/28/2026 15:00:00 | 28 | 4.99 |
| 65 | 7/28/2026 15:00:00 | 8/25/2026 15:00:00 | 28 | 5.06 |
## FAQs
What is the Blackout Window?
For the [Liquidity Staking Pool](/governance-documentation/staking-pools/liquidity-staking-pool.md) and the [Safety Staking Pool](/governance-documentation/staking-pools/safety-staking-pool.md), an epoch schedule is enforced for withdrawals in order to provide predictability and a regular cadence for the availability of funds in the pool. A staker must request to unstake funds before the blackout window in order to be able to withdraw the staker's funds after the end of that epoch. If a staker does not request to withdraw, then the staker's staked funds are rolled over into the next epoch.
In [DIP 17](https://dydx.community/dashboard/proposal/9), the dYdX community [voted](https://dydx.community/dashboard/proposal/7) to reduce the length of the Blackout Window from `14 days` to `3 days.` dYdX governance can vote to modify the blackout window, within the specified bounds. The minimum and maximum blackout windows are `3 days` and `46 days`, respectively.
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