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Cron: Every weekday (0 0 * * 1-5)

Plain-English meaning, run times, and visual editor for the 0 0 * * 1-5 cron schedule. No sign-up required.

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What does 0 0 * * 1-5 mean?

The cron expression 0 0 * * 1-5 translates to “At 00:00, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday”. It is one of the most commonly used schedules (every weekday).

The `1-5` range in the day-of-week field covers Monday through Friday, so with minute 0 and hour 0 the job runs at 00:00 on every weekday and skips the weekend. This is how you express "business days only" in cron: sending workday reports, running payroll or billing steps, or ETL that should only process on days the business operates. The range `1-5` is inclusive on both ends, and because Saturday (6) and Sunday (0) are simply left out, the job silently pauses over the weekend and resumes Monday - no extra logic needed.

Use the builder above to tweak this expression and instantly see how the description and the next run times change.

Example runs from Jan 1, 2026 (UTC)

  • Fri Jan 02 2026, 00:00 UTC
  • Mon Jan 05 2026, 00:00 UTC
  • Tue Jan 06 2026, 00:00 UTC
  • Wed Jan 07 2026, 00:00 UTC
  • Thu Jan 08 2026, 00:00 UTC

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Frequently Asked Questions

About cron expressions and this generator.

Use "1-5" in the day-of-week field: "0 0 * * 1-5" will execute at midnight Monday through Friday.

Set the minute and hour fields. For example, "30 18 * * 1-5" runs at 6:30 PM (18:30) on weekdays.