Cron Explainer
Translate a cron expression to plain English.
Runs at 09:00, Monday through Friday.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| minute | 0 |
| hour | 9 |
| day of month | * |
| month | * |
| day of week | 1-5 |
Next 6 fire times
- 1Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 09:00:00 AM
- 2Tue, Aug 4, 2026, 09:00:00 AM
- 3Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 09:00:00 AM
- 4Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 09:00:00 AM
- 5Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 09:00:00 AM
- 6Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 09:00:00 AM
Cron field reference
*any value ·5exactly value 5*/Nevery N steps ·1-5range 1..51,3,5list ·0 9 * * 1-59am on weekdays@dailymacro · also@weekly,@monthly,@hourly- Order: minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week (a 6th leading field is seconds)
- Day-of-week: 0 = Sunday, 6 = Saturday. Months: 1 = Jan.
About this tool
Decode any 5- or 6-field cron schedule into a human-readable description, preview the next few fire times, and catch malformed expressions — useful for crontabs, GitHub Actions and job schedulers.
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