Cron Expression Examples

30 ready-to-use cron expressions with Unix, Quartz, and AWS EventBridge formats

Browse our comprehensive collection of cron expression examples. Each example includes the expression in multiple formats, implementation notes, and next run time previews. Perfect for developers, DevOps engineers, and anyone working with scheduled tasks.

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14 examples

Business Hours

Run during business days and hours

Every 15 minutes on weekdays

*/15 * * * 1-5

Runs every 15 minutes during weekdays (Monday-Friday)

Every 5 minutes between 9 AM and 5 PM

*/5 9-17 * * *

Runs every 5 minutes during business hours (9 AM to 5 PM)

Quarter hour during business hours

*/15 9-17 * * 1-5

Runs every 15 minutes from 9 AM to 5 PM on weekdays

Daily at 6 PM

0 18 * * *

Runs every day at 6:00 PM

Daily at 9 AM

0 9 * * *

Runs every day at 9:00 AM

Every Friday at 5 PM

0 17 * * 5

Runs every Friday at 5:00 PM

Every Monday at 9 AM

0 9 * * 1

Runs every Monday at 9:00 AM

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 AM

0 7 * * 2,4

Runs every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 AM

Weekdays at 9 AM

0 9 * * 1-5

Runs Monday through Friday at 9:00 AM

First business day of month at 9 AM

0 9 1-7 * 1-5

Runs on the first weekday (Mon-Fri) of every month at 9:00 AM

First day of month at 2 AM

0 2 1 * *

Runs on the first day of every month at 2:00 AM

First Monday of month at 9 AM

0 9 1-7 * 1

Runs on the first Monday of every month at 9:00 AM

Last business day of month at 5 PM

0 17 22-31 * 1-5

Runs on the last weekday (Mon-Fri) of every month at 5:00 PM

Last day of month at 11 PM

0 23 28-31 * *

Runs on the last day of every month at 11:00 PM

5 examples

Daily Schedules

Run tasks once per day

Daily at 11:59 PM

59 23 * * *

Runs every day at 11:59 PM

Daily at 6 PM

0 18 * * *

Runs every day at 6:00 PM

Daily at 9 AM

0 9 * * *

Runs every day at 9:00 AM

Every even day at 9 AM

0 9 2-30/2 * *

Runs on even-numbered days of the month at 9:00 AM

Every odd day at 9 AM

0 9 1-31/2 * *

Runs on odd-numbered days of the month at 9:00 AM

6 examples

Hourly Patterns

Run tasks every few hours

Every 12 hours

0 */12 * * *

Runs twice daily at midnight and noon

Every 2 hours

0 */2 * * *

Runs every 2 hours starting at midnight

Every 3 hours

0 */3 * * *

Runs every 3 hours starting at midnight

Every 6 hours

0 */6 * * *

Runs every 6 hours starting at midnight

Hourly at minute 0

0 * * * *

Runs every hour at the start of the hour

Hourly at minute 30

30 * * * *

Runs every hour at 30 minutes past the hour

8 examples

Minutes & Sub-Hourly

Run tasks multiple times per hour

Every 10 minutes

*/10 * * * *

Runs every 10 minutes starting at minute 0

Every 15 minutes

*/15 * * * *

Runs every 15 minutes starting at minute 0

Every 15 minutes on weekdays

*/15 * * * 1-5

Runs every 15 minutes during weekdays (Monday-Friday)

Every 30 minutes

*/30 * * * *

Runs every 30 minutes starting at minute 0

Every 5 minutes

*/5 * * * *

Runs every 5 minutes starting at minute 0

Every 5 minutes between 9 AM and 5 PM

*/5 9-17 * * *

Runs every 5 minutes during business hours (9 AM to 5 PM)

Every minute

* * * * *

Runs every single minute around the clock

Quarter hour during business hours

*/15 9-17 * * 1-5

Runs every 15 minutes from 9 AM to 5 PM on weekdays

7 examples

Monthly Schedules

Run tasks on specific days of month

Every even day at 9 AM

0 9 2-30/2 * *

Runs on even-numbered days of the month at 9:00 AM

Every odd day at 9 AM

0 9 1-31/2 * *

Runs on odd-numbered days of the month at 9:00 AM

First business day of month at 9 AM

0 9 1-7 * 1-5

Runs on the first weekday (Mon-Fri) of every month at 9:00 AM

First day of month at 2 AM

0 2 1 * *

Runs on the first day of every month at 2:00 AM

First Monday of month at 9 AM

0 9 1-7 * 1

Runs on the first Monday of every month at 9:00 AM

Last business day of month at 5 PM

0 17 22-31 * 1-5

Runs on the last weekday (Mon-Fri) of every month at 5:00 PM

Last day of month at 11 PM

0 23 28-31 * *

Runs on the last day of every month at 11:00 PM

8 examples

Weekly Patterns

Run tasks on specific days of week

Every 15 minutes on weekdays

*/15 * * * 1-5

Runs every 15 minutes during weekdays (Monday-Friday)

Quarter hour during business hours

*/15 9-17 * * 1-5

Runs every 15 minutes from 9 AM to 5 PM on weekdays

Every Friday at 5 PM

0 17 * * 5

Runs every Friday at 5:00 PM

Every Monday at 9 AM

0 9 * * 1

Runs every Monday at 9:00 AM

Sundays at midnight

0 0 * * 0

Runs every Sunday at 12:00 AM (midnight)

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 AM

0 7 * * 2,4

Runs every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 AM

Weekdays at 9 AM

0 9 * * 1-5

Runs Monday through Friday at 9:00 AM

Weekends at 9 AM

0 9 * * 6,0

Runs Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 AM

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