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Cron Expression Calculator

Build a five-field cron expression visually and see the next five run times from your browser.

Visual cron builder

Choose a template to prefill the form, or adjust the fields directly. The cron expression and run times update right away.

Weekdays at a time
At exact minute
00
Select minutes
At exact hour
09
Select hours
Weekdays
Disabled
Weekdays

Changing these boxes updates the day rule.

Generated cron expression
0 9 * * 1-5
Live schedule
Valid schedule5-field cron
First upcoming run
Aug 24, 2026
09:00:00 AM UTC
Mondayin 47 hours
Cron expression
0 9 * * 1-5
Browser time zone
UTC
Next five runs
Run
#1
Date
Monday
Aug 24, 2026
Time
09:00:00 AM UTC
Relative time
in 47 hours
Run
#2
Date
Tuesday
Aug 25, 2026
Time
09:00:00 AM UTC
Relative time
in 3 days
Run
#3
Date
Wednesday
Aug 26, 2026
Time
09:00:00 AM UTC
Relative time
in 4 days
Run
#4
Date
Thursday
Aug 27, 2026
Time
09:00:00 AM UTC
Relative time
in 5 days
Run
#5
Date
Friday
Aug 28, 2026
Time
09:00:00 AM UTC
Relative time
in 6 days

How to Check Cron Schedules

What the fields mean

Five fields

Standard cron uses minute, hour, day of month, month, and day of week.

Minutes and hours

The minute and hour controls decide whether the job runs all the time or only at one clock time.

Days

The day controls choose every day, weekdays, selected weekdays, or a day of the month.

Common mistakes

Pasting the command

This version checks the schedule expression only. Leave out the command, user name, redirects, and shell syntax.

Assuming every 35 minutes

A value like */35 in the minute field runs at minute 0 and 35 each hour. It is not a rolling 35-minute timer.

Mixing two day fields

Cron can behave differently when both day of month and day of week are restricted. The visual builder keeps those choices separate.

Tips

Start from a template

Pick a common schedule first, then change the fields that are different.

Check the next five runs

Look at the listed run times after changing weekdays or a day-of-month setting.

Copy the expression

Copy the generated expression after the next run times match what you expect.

Examples

Every 15 minutes

*/15 * * * *

Weekdays at 9 AM

0 9 * * 1-5

First day of each month at 2:30 AM

30 2 1 * *