Cron Expression Examples

Common cron expressions for various scheduling scenarios. Click to copy any expression.

Common Cron Expressions

* * * * *Every minute
0 * * * *Every hour (at minute 0)
0 0 * * *Every day at midnight
0 12 * * *Every day at noon
0 0 * * 0Every Sunday at midnight
0 0 * * 1Every Monday at midnight
0 9 * * 1-5Every weekday at 9 AM
0 0 1 * *First day of every month at midnight
0 0 1 1 *Every year on January 1st at midnight
*/5 * * * *Every 5 minutes
*/15 * * * *Every 15 minutes
0 */2 * * *Every 2 hours
0 0 */2 * *Every 2 days at midnight
30 4 * * *Every day at 4:30 AM
0 22 * * 1-5Every weekday at 10 PM
0 0 15 * *15th of every month at midnight

Pro Tips

Testing Your Cron

Always test your cron expressions in a staging environment before deploying to production.

Time Zones

Remember that cron typically uses the server's local time zone. Consider using UTC for consistency.