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*/5 in minutes = every 5 minutes1-5 in weekday = Mon–Fri1,15 in day = 1st and 15th of month0-12/2 in hours = every 2h from midnight to noonClick the expression or ⧉ to copy to clipboard. Test any expression in the interactive parser →
| Expression | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| ⏱ Sub-hourly | ||
| * * * * * | Every minute | |
| */5 * * * * | Every 5 minutes | |
| */10 * * * * | Every 10 minutes | |
| */15 * * * * | Every 15 minutes | |
| */30 * * * * | Every 30 minutes | |
| 0,30 * * * * | At :00 and :30 past every hour | |
| 🕐 Hourly | ||
| 0 * * * * | Every hour (on the hour) | |
| 0 */2 * * * | Every 2 hours | |
| 0 */4 * * * | Every 4 hours (00:00, 04:00, 08:00, …) | |
| 0 */6 * * * | Every 6 hours (00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00) | |
| 0 */12 * * * | Every 12 hours (midnight and noon) | |
| 30 * * * * | Every hour at :30 (e.g. 00:30, 01:30, …) | |
| 📅 Daily | ||
| 0 0 * * * | Every day at midnight | |
| 0 6 * * * | Every day at 6:00am | |
| 0 9 * * * | Every day at 9:00am | |
| 0 12 * * * | Every day at noon | |
| 0 18 * * * | Every day at 6:00pm | |
| 30 7 * * * | Every day at 7:30am | |
| 45 23 * * * | Every day at 11:45pm | |
| 📆 Weekday / weekend | ||
| 0 9 * * 1-5 | Weekdays (Mon–Fri) at 9:00am | |
| 0 8 * * 1-5 | Weekdays at 8:00am | |
| 0 0 * * 6,0 | Weekends (Sat & Sun) at midnight | |
| 0 0 * * 1 | Every Monday at midnight | |
| 0 0 * * 0 | Every Sunday at midnight | |
| 30 2 * * 1 | Every Monday at 2:30am | |
| 0 10 * * 5 | Every Friday at 10:00am | |
| 🗓 Monthly | ||
| 0 0 1 * * | First day of every month at midnight | |
| 0 0 15 * * | 15th of every month at midnight | |
| 0 0 1,15 * * | 1st and 15th of every month | |
| 30 4 1,15 * * | 1st and 15th of every month at 4:30am | |
| 0 0 L * * | Last day of every month (Quartz / some schedulers) | |
| 📅 Specific months | ||
| 0 0 1 1 * | January 1st at midnight (yearly) | |
| 0 0 1 */3 * | First day of every quarter (Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct) | |
| 0 0 * 12 * | Every day in December at midnight | |
| 0 0 1 1,7 * | January 1st and July 1st at midnight | |
| 🔀 Combinations | ||
| 0 2 * * * | Daily at 2:00am (common for backups) | |
| 0 3 * * 0 | Every Sunday at 3:00am (weekly maintenance) | |
| 5 4 * * 0 | Every Sunday at 4:05am | |
| 0 22 * * 1-5 | Weeknights at 10:00pm | |
| */15 9-17 * * 1-5 | Every 15 min during business hours (weekdays 9am–5pm) | |
| 0 0-6/2 * * * | Every 2 hours between midnight and 6am | |
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