Cron explained
Turn a cron expression into a sentence and see the next runs.
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The tool starts in your browser.
Everything is calculated in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to our server.
How to use it in three steps
The tool as a schematic with this page's example. Each step's number stands where you take it: in the fields, at the result or outside the tool.
Enter a five-field cron expression.
Read what it means in a plain sentence.
Check the next run times.
Six cron expressions and their next runs
A sentence can be misread, dates cannot: each row is checked against the next five runs the tool computes. When both day fields are set, cron runs the job when either of them matches.
30 8 * * 1-5the example from the tool's description0 3 * * 1a weekly backup0 0 1 * *a monthly report0 0 13 * 5both day fields at once60 * * * *a minute outside 0-59* * * *four fields instead of five6 of 6 cases as expected
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