Cron Expression Explainer
Understand cron schedules instantly. Paste a cron expression to see a plain English description of when it runs, plus the next 5 scheduled times. Supports standard 5-field syntax and common aliases like @daily.
Presets
Meaning
Every 5 minutes
Next 5 Run Times
- 1Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 09:15 PM
- 2Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 09:20 PM
- 3Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 09:25 PM
- 4Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 09:30 PM
- 5Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 09:35 PM
Cron syntax reference
A standard cron expression has 5 space-separated fields:
┌─ minute (0-59)
│ ┌─ hour (0-23)
│ │ ┌─ day of month (1-31)
│ │ │ ┌─ month (1-12 or JAN-DEC)
│ │ │ │ ┌─ day of week (0-7, 0 and 7 = Sunday, or SUN-SAT)
│ │ │ │ │
* * * * **— every value*/n— every nth value (e.g.*/5in minutes = every 5 minutes)n-m— range (e.g.1-5in day-of-week = Monday through Friday)n,m— list (e.g.0,6in day-of-week = Sunday and Saturday)n-m/s— range with step (e.g.0-12/2= every 2 hours from midnight to noon)
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