Cron Expression Parser
Enter a cron expression to see its human-readable description and next run times.
minute
hour
day (month)
month
day (week)
Presets:
Human-Readable
Next 10 Runs
Field Reference
| Field | Values | Special |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | 0-59 | * , - / |
| Hour | 0-23 | * , - / |
| Day of Month | 1-31 | * , - / |
| Month | 1-12 (or JAN-DEC) | * , - / |
| Day of Week | 0-6 (0=Sun, or SUN-SAT) | * , - / |
What is a Cron Expression?
A cron expression is a string of five fields that defines a schedule for recurring tasks. It originated from Unix cron daemons and is widely used in CI/CD pipelines, scheduled jobs, and automation tools like GitHub Actions, Kubernetes CronJobs, and AWS CloudWatch Events.