Common Cron Expressions
78 ready-to-copy schedules, each with a plain-English explanation and upcoming run times in your timezone. A ≈ marks the ones cron can only approximate in one line; those pages explain the gap and give the exact version.
Repeating intervals
- every minute
* * * * * - every 2 minutes
*/2 * * * * - every 3 minutes
*/3 * * * * - every 5 minutes
*/5 * * * * - every 7 minutes
≈ */7 * * * * - every 10 minutes
*/10 * * * * - every 15 minutes
*/15 * * * * - every 20 minutes
*/20 * * * * - every 25 minutes
≈ */25 * * * * - every 30 minutes
*/30 * * * * - every 40 minutes
≈ */40 * * * * - every 45 minutes
≈ */45 * * * * - every hour
0 * * * * - every 2 hours
0 */2 * * * - every 3 hours
0 */3 * * * - every 4 hours
0 */4 * * * - every 6 hours
0 */6 * * * - every 8 hours
0 */8 * * * - every 12 hours
0 */12 * * * - every other day
≈ 0 0 */2 * * - every 3 days
≈ 0 0 */3 * *
Daily schedules
- every day at midnight
0 0 * * * - every day at 1 AM
0 1 * * * - every day at 2 AM
0 2 * * * - every day at 3 AM
0 3 * * * - every day at 4 AM
0 4 * * * - every day at 5 AM
0 5 * * * - every day at 6 AM
0 6 * * * - every day at 7 AM
0 7 * * * - every day at 8 AM
0 8 * * * - every day at 9 AM
0 9 * * * - every day at 10 AM
0 10 * * * - every day at 11 AM
0 11 * * * - every day at noon
0 12 * * * - every day at 1 PM
0 13 * * * - every day at 2 PM
0 14 * * * - every day at 3 PM
0 15 * * * - every day at 4 PM
0 16 * * * - every day at 5 PM
0 17 * * * - every day at 6 PM
0 18 * * * - every day at 7 PM
0 19 * * * - every day at 8 PM
0 20 * * * - every day at 9 PM
0 21 * * * - every day at 10 PM
0 22 * * * - every day at 11 PM
0 23 * * * - twice a day
0 0,12 * * *
Weekly schedules
- every Sunday
0 0 * * 0 - every Sunday at 9 AM
0 9 * * 0 - every Sunday at 6 PM
0 18 * * 0 - every Monday
0 0 * * 1 - every Monday at 9 AM
0 9 * * 1 - every Monday at 6 PM
0 18 * * 1 - every Tuesday
0 0 * * 2 - every Tuesday at 9 AM
0 9 * * 2 - every Tuesday at 6 PM
0 18 * * 2 - every Wednesday
0 0 * * 3 - every Wednesday at 9 AM
0 9 * * 3 - every Wednesday at 6 PM
0 18 * * 3 - every Thursday
0 0 * * 4 - every Thursday at 9 AM
0 9 * * 4 - every Thursday at 6 PM
0 18 * * 4 - every Friday
0 0 * * 5 - every Friday at 9 AM
0 9 * * 5 - every Friday at 6 PM
0 18 * * 5 - every Saturday
0 0 * * 6 - every Saturday at 9 AM
0 9 * * 6 - every Saturday at 6 PM
0 18 * * 6
Weekday & weekend schedules
Monthly & yearly schedules
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