diff --git a/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlan.php b/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlan.php
index 0d0124c..9841b33 100644
--- a/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlan.php
+++ b/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlan.php
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ class CreatePlan
             throw new BadRequestException('name is required');
         }
 
+        if ($request->dateStart === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('date start is required');
+        }
+
+        if ($request->dateEnd === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('date end is required');
+        }
+
+        $startDate = new DateTimeImmutable($request->dateStart);
+        $endDate = new DateTimeImmutable($request->dateEnd);
+
+        if ($endDate < $startDate) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('date end cannot be before date start');
+        }
+
         $userId = $request->userId;
         $user = $this->userRepo->find($userId);
         if ($user === null) {
@@ -59,10 +74,22 @@ class CreatePlan
             name: $request->name,
             user: $user,
         ));
-        foreach ($nodesOfText as $node) {
+
+        $dates = [];
+        $currentDate = $startDate;
+        while ($currentDate <= $endDate) {
+            $dates[] = $currentDate;
+            $currentDate = $currentDate->modify('+1 day');
+        }
+
+        $nodesPerDay = (int) ceil(count($nodesOfText) / count($dates));
+        foreach ($nodesOfText as $index => $node) {
+            $dateIndex = (int) floor($index / $nodesPerDay);
+            $scheduledDate = $dates[$dateIndex];
+
             $this->createScheduledNode->execute(
                 new CreateScheduledNodeRequest(
-                    date: '2025-01-01', // TODO: this should be cycling over some list of dates
+                    date: $scheduledDate->format('Y-m-d'),
                     planId: $plan->getId(),
                 )
             );
diff --git a/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlanRequest.php b/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlanRequest.php
index d9e0669..300a7a9 100644
--- a/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlanRequest.php
+++ b/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlanRequest.php
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ class CreatePlanRequest
         public ?int $userId,
         public ?int $textId,
         public ?string $name,
+        public ?string $dateStart,
+        public ?string $dateEnd,
     ) {}
 }
diff --git a/app/ScheduledNode/ScheduledNode.php b/app/ScheduledNode/ScheduledNode.php
index ce6ed05..7d479db 100644
--- a/app/ScheduledNode/ScheduledNode.php
+++ b/app/ScheduledNode/ScheduledNode.php
@@ -22,4 +22,9 @@ class ScheduledNode
     {
         return $this->plan;
     }
+
+    public function getDate(): DateTimeImmutable
+    {
+        return $this->date;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlanTest.php b/tests/Unit/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlanTest.php
index cccc4ea..667e72c 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlanTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlanTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use App\Text\CreateTextDto;
 use App\User\UseCases\CreateUserDto;
 use App\User\User;
 use App\ValueObjects\EmailAddress;
+use DateTimeImmutable;
 use DomainException;
 use Tests\Fakes\FakeNodeRepository;
 use Tests\Fakes\FakePlanRepository;
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ class CreatePlanTest extends TestCase
             userId: 0,
             name: 'testPlan',
             textId: 0,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-01',
         ));
         $this->assertEquals('testPlan', $plan->getName());
     }
@@ -69,6 +72,8 @@ class CreatePlanTest extends TestCase
             userId: 0,
             name: 'testPlan',
             textId: 0,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-01',
         ));
         $this->assertInstanceOf(User::class, $plan->getUser());
     }
@@ -81,6 +86,8 @@ class CreatePlanTest extends TestCase
             userId: 1,
             name: 'testPlan',
             textId: 0,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-01',
         ));
     }
 
@@ -92,6 +99,8 @@ class CreatePlanTest extends TestCase
             userId: 0,
             name: 'testPlan',
             textId: 1,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-01',
         ));
     }
 
@@ -107,6 +116,8 @@ class CreatePlanTest extends TestCase
             userId: 0,
             name: 'testPlan',
             textId: 0,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-01',
         ));
         $this->assertNotNull($this->scheduledNodeRepo->find(0));
     }
@@ -128,6 +139,8 @@ class CreatePlanTest extends TestCase
             userId: 0,
             name: 'testPlan',
             textId: 0,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-01',
         ));
         $this->assertEquals(
             1,
@@ -144,6 +157,8 @@ class CreatePlanTest extends TestCase
             userId: null,
             name: 'testPlan',
             textId: 0,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-01',
         ));
     }
 
@@ -156,6 +171,8 @@ class CreatePlanTest extends TestCase
             userId: 0,
             name: 'testPlan',
             textId: null,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-01',
         ));
     }
 
@@ -168,6 +185,139 @@ class CreatePlanTest extends TestCase
             userId: 0,
             name: null,
             textId: 0,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-01',
         ));
     }
+
+    public function test_throws_if_date_start_is_null(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(BadRequestException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('date start is required');
+
+        $this->useCase->execute(new CreatePlanRequest(
+            userId: 0,
+            name: 'test',
+            textId: 0,
+            dateStart: null,
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-01',
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_throws_if_date_end_is_null(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(BadRequestException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('date end is required');
+
+        $this->useCase->execute(new CreatePlanRequest(
+            userId: 0,
+            name: 'test',
+            textId: 0,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: null,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_throws_if_date_end_is_before_date_start(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(BadRequestException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('date end cannot be before date start');
+
+        $this->useCase->execute(new CreatePlanRequest(
+            userId: 0,
+            name: 'test',
+            textId: 0,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-02',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-01',
+        ));
+    }
+
+     public function test_scheduled_nodes_are_scheduled_on_different_days(): void
+     {
+        $text = $this->textRepo->find(0);
+        $rootNode = $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
+            text: $text,
+            title: 'root node',
+            parentNode: null,
+        ));
+        $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
+            text: $text,
+            title: 'child 1',
+            parentNode: $rootNode,
+        ));
+        $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
+            text: $text,
+            title: 'child 2',
+            parentNode: $rootNode,
+        ));
+        $plan = $this->useCase->execute(new CreatePlanRequest(
+            userId: 0,
+            name: 'testPlan',
+            textId: 0,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-02',
+        ));
+        $childOne = $this->scheduledNodeRepo->find(0);
+        $childTwo = $this->scheduledNodeRepo->find(1);
+        $this->assertNotNull($childOne);
+        $this->assertNotNull($childTwo);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            new DateTimeImmutable('2025-01-01'),
+            $childOne->getDate()
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            new DateTimeImmutable('2025-01-02'),
+            $childTwo->getDate()
+        );
+     }
+
+     public function test_more_scheduled_nodes_than_days(): void
+     {
+        $text = $this->textRepo->find(0);
+        $rootNode = $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
+            text: $text,
+            title: 'root node',
+            parentNode: null,
+        ));
+        $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
+            text: $text,
+            title: 'child 1',
+            parentNode: $rootNode,
+        ));
+        $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
+            text: $text,
+            title: 'child 2',
+            parentNode: $rootNode,
+        ));
+        $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
+            text: $text,
+            title: 'child 3',
+            parentNode: $rootNode,
+        ));
+        $plan = $this->useCase->execute(new CreatePlanRequest(
+            userId: 0,
+            name: 'testPlan',
+            textId: 0,
+            dateStart: '2025-01-01',
+            dateEnd: '2025-01-02',
+        ));
+        $childOne = $this->scheduledNodeRepo->find(0);
+        $childTwo = $this->scheduledNodeRepo->find(1);
+        $childThree = $this->scheduledNodeRepo->find(2);
+        $this->assertNotNull($childOne);
+        $this->assertNotNull($childTwo);
+        $this->assertNotNull($childThree);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            new DateTimeImmutable('2025-01-01'),
+            $childOne->getDate()
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            new DateTimeImmutable('2025-01-01'),
+            $childTwo->getDate()
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            new DateTimeImmutable('2025-01-02'),
+            $childThree->getDate()
+        );
+     }
 }