Cron Expression Generator
Type a cron schedule or pick a preset to see what it means and when it runs next.
At 09:00 AM, Monday through Friday
Next runs (your time zone)
- Tue, Oct 27, 2026, 9:00 AM
- Wed, Oct 28, 2026, 9:00 AM
- Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 9:00 AM
- Fri, Oct 30, 2026, 9:00 AM
- Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 9:00 AM
Cron syntax
*every value,,a list (1,15),-a range (1-5),/a step (*/10)- If both day-of-month and day-of-week are set, the job runs when either matches.
- Example:
0 2 * * 0runs at 2:00 every Sunday.
Frequently asked questions
What do the five cron fields mean?
In order: minute (0–59), hour (0–23), day of the month (1–31), month (1–12 or JAN–DEC) and day of the week (0–6 or SUN–SAT, where 0 and 7 are Sunday).
What does */5 mean?
A step: */5 in the minute field means every 5 minutes (0, 5, 10 …). 10-30/10 means 10, 20 and 30.
What time zone do the next run times use?
Your device's local time zone. Servers usually run cron in UTC, and GitHub Actions schedules always use UTC, so convert if your server differs.
Does it support seconds or Quartz cron?
This tool covers standard 5-field cron (crontab, Kubernetes CronJobs, GitHub Actions). Quartz and Spring use 6–7 fields with seconds and are not covered.
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