Cron Explainer
Read a cron expression in plain English and see exactly when it fires next, in your own time zone.
Expression
30
minute
8
hour
*
day of month
*
month
1-5
day of week
At 08:30, on weekdays
Next runs
UTC
- 1Mon, Aug 17, 08:30 AMin 56 minutes
- 2Tue, Aug 18, 08:30 AMin 1 day
- 3Wed, Aug 19, 08:30 AMin 2 days
- 4Thu, Aug 20, 08:30 AMin 3 days
- 5Fri, Aug 21, 08:30 AMin 4 days
- 6Mon, Aug 24, 08:30 AMin 1 week
- 7Tue, Aug 25, 08:30 AMin 1 week
- 8Wed, Aug 26, 08:30 AMin 1 week
Syntax
| Syntax | Meaning |
|---|---|
| * | Every value |
| 5 | That exact value |
| 1-5 | A range, inclusive |
| */15 | Every 15th value, starting at the lowest |
| 1,15,30 | A list of values |
| 9-17/2 | Every 2nd value inside a range |
| mon-fri | Names work for weekdays and months |
| @daily | Shorthand for 0 0 * * * |