---
title: Cron Expression Examples
deprecated: false
hidden: false
metadata:
  robots: index
---
Cron expressions schedule tasks in Unix-like systems. Each field follows: `minute` `hour` `day-of-month` `month` `day-of-week`.

```
* * * * * 
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ └── Day of week (0-7, 0/7=Sunday)
│ │ │ └──── Month (1-12)
│ │ └────── Day of month (1-31)
│ └──────── Hour (0-23)
└────────── Minute (0-59)
```

* `*`: Every value
* `*/n`: Every n intervals
* `a-b`: Range a to b
* `a,b,c`: List of values

# Examples

<br />

| Expression       | Meaning                                                 |
| :--------------- | :------------------------------------------------------ |
| `* * * * *`      | Every minute / Every 1 minute                           |
| `*/2 * * * *`    | Every 2 minutes / Every even minute                     |
| `1-59/2 * * * *` | Every uneven minute                                     |
| `*/3 * * * *`    | Every 3 minutes                                         |
| `*/4 * * * *`    | Every 4 minutes                                         |
| `*/5 * * * *`    | Every 5 minutes                                         |
| `*/10 * * * *`   | Every 10 minutes                                        |
| `*/15 * * * *`   | Every 15 minutes / Every quarter hour                   |
| `*/30 * * * *`   | Every 30 minutes / Every half hour                      |
| `0 * * * *`      | Every 60 minutes / Every hour                           |
| `0 */2 * * *`    | Every 2 hours / Every even hour                         |
| `0 */3 * * *`    | Every 3 hours                                           |
| `0 */6 * * *`    | Every 6 hours                                           |
| `0 */12 * * *`   | Every 12 hours                                          |
| `0 9-17 * * *`   | Every hour from 9 to 17 / Hour range                    |
| `0 0 * * *`      | Every day / Once a day / Every day at midnight          |
| `0 1 * * *`      | Every day at 1am                                        |
| `0 2 * * *`      | Every day at 2am                                        |
| `0 8 * * *`      | Every day at 8am                                        |
| `0 9 * * *`      | Every morning at 9am                                    |
| `0 0 * * SUN`    | Every Sunday at midnight                                |
| `0 0 * * MON`    | Every Monday at midnight                                |
| `0 0 * * TUE`    | Every Tuesday at midnight                               |
| `0 0 * * WED`    | Every Wednesday at midnight                             |
| `0 0 * * THU`    | Every Thursday at midnight                              |
| `0 0 * * FRI`    | Every Friday at midnight                                |
| `0 0 * * SAT`    | Every Saturday at midnight                              |
| `0 0 * * 1-5`    | Every day of the week Monday through Friday at midnight |
| `0 0 * * 6,0`    | Every weekend at midnight                               |
| `0 0 * * 0`      | Every 7 days / Once a week / Weekly                     |
| `0 0 1 * *`      | Once a month                                            |
| `0 0 1 */2 *`    | Every other month                                       |
| `0 0 1 */3 *`    | Every quarter                                           |
| `0 0 1 */6 *`    | Every 6 months                                          |
| `0 0 1 1 *`      | Every year / Once a year                                |