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Common Cron Schedules

30 schedule patterns developers actually reach for, each with the exact expression, an explanation, and the next 5 scheduled run times.

Every Minute* * * * * Every 5 Minutes*/5 * * * * Every 10 Minutes*/10 * * * * Every 15 Minutes*/15 * * * * Every 30 Minutes*/30 * * * * Every Hour0 * * * * Every 2 Hours0 */2 * * * Every 3 Hours0 */3 * * * Every 4 Hours0 */4 * * * Every 6 Hours0 */6 * * * Every 12 Hours0 */12 * * * Every Day at Midnight0 0 * * * Every Day at 6 AM0 6 * * * Every Day at 9 AM0 9 * * * Every Day at Noon0 12 * * * Every Day at 5 PM0 17 * * * Every Day at Midnight and Noon0 0,12 * * * Every Weekday (Mon–Fri)0 9 * * 1-5 Every Weekend (Sat–Sun)0 9 * * 6,0 Every Monday0 9 * * 1 Every Friday0 17 * * 5 Every Sunday0 0 * * 0 Twice a Day0 8,20 * * * Once a Week0 0 * * 0 First Day of Every Month0 0 1 * * Last Days of the Month0 0 28-31 * * Start of Every Quarter0 0 1 1,4,7,10 * Every 6 Months0 0 1 1,7 * Once a Year (New Year's)0 0 1 1 * Every 30 Seconds (workaround)* * * * *

Need something these don't cover?

These are the patterns people reach for most, but cron can express far more specific schedules than any fixed list. Use the full Cron Expression Builder to build or explain any custom expression, including the day-of-month/day-of-week OR-not-AND behavior that trips up almost everyone at least once.