What is a cron expression?

A cron expression is a short schedule written as fields for minute, hour, day of month, month and day of week. For example, 0 9 * * 1 means 9:00 every Monday.

How do I test a cron expression?

Type or paste the expression and the tool checks it and lists the next scheduled run times, so you can confirm it fires when you expect.

What does */5 * * * * mean?

Every five minutes. The */5 in the minute field means every fifth minute, and the stars mean every hour, day, month and weekday.

How do I run a job every day at midnight?

Use 0 0 * * *. That is minute 0 of hour 0 on every day.

What do the five fields stand for?

In order: minute (0-59), hour (0-23), day of month (1-31), month (1-12) and day of week (0-7, where 0 and 7 are Sunday).

Why does my cron job not run when I expect?

The usual causes are the server time zone being different from yours, a day-of-month and day-of-week combination that behaves differently than you assumed, or a missing environment in the cron shell. Test the expression here, then check the server time zone.

Is a cron checker the same as a cron validator?

Yes. Both mean checking that an expression is valid and seeing when it will run, which is what this tool does.

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Cron Job Schedule Tester

Validate your cron expressions and instantly see a list of the upcoming scheduled run times.

Cron Expression

Enter the 5-field cron schedule expression below.

Valid Expression

The cron expression syntax is valid.

Scheduled Runs

Showing the next 5 scheduled run times.

#	Date	Time
1	Saturday, October 24, 2026	12:15:00 PM
2	Saturday, October 24, 2026	12:20:00 PM
3	Saturday, October 24, 2026	12:25:00 PM
4	Saturday, October 24, 2026	12:30:00 PM
5	Saturday, October 24, 2026	12:35:00 PM

About the Cron Tester

Cron is a powerful time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. Writing cron expressions can be tricky, and a small mistake can cause your jobs to run at the wrong time or not at all. This tool helps you verify your cron syntax by parsing the expression and showing you a human-readable list of the upcoming dates and times it will run. It's an essential utility for developers and system administrators to ensure their scheduled tasks are configured correctly before deploying them.

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