Cron Expression Translator
Convert cron syntax to plain English and preview when your scheduled jobs will run. 100% private — runs entirely in your browser.
Quick Presets:
Field Breakdown
Human Readable
"At 12:00 PM, Monday through Friday"
Next Expected Runs
- #1Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 12:00:00 PM UTC
- #2Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 12:00:00 PM UTC
- #3Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 12:00:00 PM UTC
- #4Friday, March 27, 2026 at 12:00:00 PM UTC
- #5Monday, March 30, 2026 at 12:00:00 PM UTC
Timezone: UTC
Understanding Cron Format
A cron expression consists of 5 fields separated by spaces. Each field represents a time unit:
* * * * * │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─ Day of Week (0-7, Sun=0 or 7) │ │ │ └─── Month (1-12 or JAN-DEC) │ │ └───── Day of Month (1-31) │ └─────── Hour (0-23) └───────── Minute (0-59)
Special Characters
- *
- Any value. In the hour field, * means every hour.
- /
- Step values. */5 in the minute field means every 5 minutes.
- -
- Range. 1-5 in the day-of-week field means Monday through Friday.
- ,
- List. 1,15,30 in the minute field means at minutes 1, 15, and 30.
Common Cron Patterns
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* * * * *Every minute -
*/5 * * * *Every 5 minutes -
0 * * * *Every hour (on the hour) -
0 */6 * * *Every 6 hours -
0 0 * * *Every day at midnight -
0 9 * * 1-5Weekdays at 9 AM -
0 0 1 * *First day of every month -
0 0 * * 0Every Sunday at midnight -
30 2 * * *Every day at 2:30 AM -
0 0 1 1 *January 1st at midnight
Common Use Cases
Automated Backups
Schedule daily database dumps, file syncs, or snapshot creation
Report Generation
Generate weekly analytics, monthly invoices, or daily logs
System Maintenance
Clean temporary files, rotate logs, update dependencies
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