diff --git a/KisaniCalWidgets/EventCountdownWidget.swift b/KisaniCalWidgets/EventCountdownWidget.swift
index f6f3fce..d5a1207 100644
--- a/KisaniCalWidgets/EventCountdownWidget.swift
+++ b/KisaniCalWidgets/EventCountdownWidget.swift
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ struct EventEntity: AppEntity {
     let id: String          // task UUID string
     let title: String
     let dueDate: Date?
+    var isRecurring: Bool = false
+    var recurrenceLabel: String? = nil
 
     static var typeDisplayRepresentation: TypeDisplayRepresentation = "Event"
     static var defaultQuery = EventQuery()
@@ -102,7 +104,8 @@ struct EventQuery: EntityQuery {
         loadWidgetTasks()
             .filter { !$0.isComplete && $0.dueDate != nil }
             .sorted { ($0.dueDate ?? .distantFuture) < ($1.dueDate ?? .distantFuture) }
-            .map { EventEntity(id: $0.id.uuidString, title: $0.title, dueDate: $0.dueDate) }
+            .map { EventEntity(id: $0.id.uuidString, title: $0.title, dueDate: $0.dueDate,
+                               isRecurring: $0.isRecurring, recurrenceLabel: $0.recurrenceLabel) }
     }
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +228,21 @@ struct EventProvider: AppIntentTimelineProvider {
         loadWidgetTasks()
             .filter { !$0.isComplete && ($0.dueDate ?? .distantPast) > Date() }
             .sorted { ($0.dueDate ?? .distantFuture) < ($1.dueDate ?? .distantFuture) }
-            .map { EventEntity(id: $0.id.uuidString, title: $0.title, dueDate: $0.dueDate) }
+            .map { EventEntity(id: $0.id.uuidString, title: $0.title, dueDate: $0.dueDate,
+                               isRecurring: $0.isRecurring, recurrenceLabel: $0.recurrenceLabel) }
+    }
+
+    /// Resolve the progress window (start → target) for any event. Recurring events
+    /// (Mode B) span the current occurrence period: previous → next occurrence —
+    /// so a birthday 5 days away reads ~98% full. One-off events (Mode A) count
+    /// from an explicit start, the tracking date, or first-seen, up to the due date.
+    private func resolveSpan(due: Date, isRecurring: Bool, label: String?,
+                             anchorKey: String, explicitStart: Date?) -> (start: Date, target: Date) {
+        if isRecurring, let label, let span = Self.recurrenceSpan(label: label, due: due) {
+            return (span.prev, span.next)
+        }
+        if let s = explicitStart, s < due { return (s, due) }
+        return (Self.storedAnchor(key: anchorKey, target: due), due)
     }
 
     private func entry(for config: EventConfigIntent) -> EventEntry {
@@ -237,58 +254,37 @@ struct EventProvider: AppIntentTimelineProvider {
         if let trackedId = UserDefaults.kisani.string(forKey: "kisani.widget.trackedEvent"),
            let task = loadWidgetTasks().first(where: { $0.id.uuidString == trackedId }),
            let due = task.dueDate {
-            // Mode B — recurring (birthdays/anniversaries): previous → next occurrence.
-            if task.isRecurring, let label = task.recurrenceLabel,
-               let span = Self.recurrenceSpan(label: label, due: due) {
-                return EventEntry(date: .now, eventName: task.title,
-                                  start: span.prev, target: span.next, unitMode: mode)
-            }
-            // Mode A — one-off: tracking date → event date.
-            let since = (UserDefaults.kisani.object(forKey: "kisani.widget.trackedSince") as? Date)
-                ?? Self.storedAnchor(key: trackedId, target: due)
-            return EventEntry(date: .now, eventName: task.title,
-                              start: min(since, due), target: due, unitMode: mode)
+            let since = UserDefaults.kisani.object(forKey: "kisani.widget.trackedSince") as? Date
+            let s = resolveSpan(due: due, isRecurring: task.isRecurring, label: task.recurrenceLabel,
+                                anchorKey: trackedId, explicitStart: since)
+            return EventEntry(date: .now, eventName: task.title, start: s.start, target: s.target, unitMode: mode)
         }
 
-        var name: String
-        var target: Date
-        var anchorKey: String
-
+        // ── Configured (no tracked event) ──
         if config.upcomingQueue {
-            // Auto-track the Nth nearest upcoming event.
             let upcoming = upcomingEvents()
             let idx = max(0, config.autoSelect.rawValue - 1)
-            if idx < upcoming.count, let due = upcoming[idx].dueDate {
-                name = upcoming[idx].title
-                target = due
-                anchorKey = upcoming[idx].id
-            } else {
-                name = "No upcoming event"
-                target = Date().addingTimeInterval(86400)
-                anchorKey = "none"
+            guard idx < upcoming.count, let due = upcoming[idx].dueDate else {
+                return EventEntry(date: .now, eventName: "No upcoming event",
+                                  start: Date(), target: Date().addingTimeInterval(86400), unitMode: mode)
             }
-        } else if let ev = config.event, let due = ev.dueDate {
-            // A specifically picked event supplies its own name + date.
-            name = ev.title
-            target = due
-            anchorKey = ev.id
-        } else {
-            // Fully custom event. No date picked yet → count to tomorrow as a stub.
-            name = config.eventName.isEmpty ? "My Event" : config.eventName
-            target = config.targetDate
-                ?? Calendar.current.startOfDay(for: Date()).addingTimeInterval(2 * 86400)
-            anchorKey = "custom.\(name).\(Int(target.timeIntervalSince1970))"
+            let ev = upcoming[idx]
+            let s = resolveSpan(due: due, isRecurring: ev.isRecurring, label: ev.recurrenceLabel,
+                                anchorKey: ev.id, explicitStart: nil)
+            return EventEntry(date: .now, eventName: ev.title, start: s.start, target: s.target, unitMode: mode)
         }
-
-        // Counting anchor: an explicit "Counting from" wins when it's before the
-        // event; otherwise remember when this event was first tracked so the bar
-        // fills steadily instead of resetting to "now" on every refresh.
-        let start: Date
-        if let s = config.startDate, s < target {
-            start = s
-        } else {
-            start = Self.storedAnchor(key: anchorKey, target: target)
+        if let ev = config.event, let due = ev.dueDate {
+            let s = resolveSpan(due: due, isRecurring: ev.isRecurring, label: ev.recurrenceLabel,
+                                anchorKey: ev.id, explicitStart: config.startDate)
+            return EventEntry(date: .now, eventName: ev.title, start: s.start, target: s.target, unitMode: mode)
         }
+        // Fully custom event (no task behind it).
+        let name = config.eventName.isEmpty ? "My Event" : config.eventName
+        let target = config.targetDate
+            ?? Calendar.current.startOfDay(for: Date()).addingTimeInterval(2 * 86400)
+        let anchorKey = "custom.\(name).\(Int(target.timeIntervalSince1970))"
+        let start = (config.startDate.map { $0 < target ? $0 : nil } ?? nil)
+            ?? Self.storedAnchor(key: anchorKey, target: target)
         return EventEntry(date: .now, eventName: name, start: start, target: target, unitMode: mode)
     }