Cron Expression Cheat Sheet 2026 — Every Pattern You Need
Cron syntax is powerful but confusing. This cheat sheet covers every pattern you'll ever need.
The 5 Fields
* * * * * = minute (0-59) hour (0-23) day of month (1-31) month (1-12) day of week (0-6, Sun=0)
Common Patterns
| Cron | When It Runs |
|---|---|
* * * * * | Every minute |
*/5 * * * * | Every 5 minutes |
*/10 * * * * | Every 10 minutes |
0 * * * * | Every hour (at minute 0) |
0 */2 * * * | Every 2 hours |
0 0 * * * | Daily at midnight |
0 9 * * * | Daily at 9:00 AM |
0 9 * * 1-5 | Weekdays at 9:00 AM |
0 0 * * 0 | Weekly on Sunday midnight |
0 0 1 * * | Monthly on the 1st at midnight |
0 0 1 1 * | Yearly on January 1st |
0 0 * * 1 | Every Monday at midnight |
30 8 * * 1-5 | Weekdays at 8:30 AM |
0 12 15 * * | 15th of every month at noon |
Special Characters
*— Every value,— List:1,3,5= 1st, 3rd, 5th-— Range:1-5= 1 through 5/— Step:*/10= every 10
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