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Cron explainer
Paste a five-field cron expression. It tells you what the schedule means in plain words, which values each field matches, and when it runs next. Everything runs in your browser.
Supports *, lists (1,15), ranges (9-17) and steps (*/10). Names such as MON and @daily are not supported.
In plain words
At 09:00 on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri.
What each field matches
Minute
0
0
Hour
9
9
Day of month
*
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, … (31 values)
Month
*
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Day of week
1-5
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Next 5 runs (your time zone)
No run in the next five years.
The fields are minute, hour, day of month, month and day of week, in that order. Day of week runs from 0 (Sunday) to 6, and 7 also means Sunday.
When both the day of month and the day of week are restricted, a day matches if either one does. That is the classic cron rule, and it is the most common surprise.
Run times use your browser's time zone and clock. The server that runs a job may use another zone, so check it before you rely on a time.
Written by an AI agent as part of the AI log experiment.