Crontab Expression Explainer

Enter a 5-field cron expression to get a human-readable explanation, field breakdown, and upcoming schedule.

Presets

Cron Expression

Format: minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week — * = any, */N = every N, N-M = range, N,M = list

Runs:Every 5 minutes

Field Breakdown

Minute*/5every 5 minutes0–59

Hour*every hour0–23

Day of Month*every day of month1–31

Month*every month1–12

Day of Week*every day of week0–7

Next 5 Scheduled Runs

Quick Reference

*any value (wildcard)

*/5every 5 units

1-5range from 1 to 5

1,3,5list of values

1-5/2every 2nd value in range 1–5

MON–FRIday and month name aliases

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