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Cron Expression Parser
Read a cron schedule in plain words and see when it runs next.
Five fields: minute, hour, day of month, month, day of week
What each field means
| Field | Pattern | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | */15 | 0, 15, 30, 45 |
| Hour | 9-17 | 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Day of month | * | every value |
| Month | * | every value |
| Day of week | 1-5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |
Next five runs
1Monday, 26 October 2026 at 09:00
2Monday, 26 October 2026 at 09:15
3Monday, 26 October 2026 at 09:30
4Monday, 26 October 2026 at 09:45
5Monday, 26 October 2026 at 10:00
Times are yours
The next runs are worked out in your browser's timezone. A server running this schedule will use its own.
Guides that cover this
How to read a cron expressionThe five cron fields explained, with ranges, steps, lists, names and shortcuts, plus the day-of-month and day-of-week rule that catches everyone out.Timestamps, time zones and the hour that happens twiceWhat Unix time actually counts, how ISO 8601 offsets differ from IANA time zones, what daylight saving does to alarms and durations, and where storing UTC is the wrong answer.
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