Cron Expression Explainer

Turn any cron expression into plain English and preview exactly when it runs next.

Format: minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week

Next runs

Times are shown in your local time zone. Free plan previews up to 5 runs.

    How to read a cron expression

    1Type a 5-field cron expression.
    2Read the plain-English description.
    3Preview the next scheduled run times.
    Which cron format is supported?

    Standard 5-field crontab: minute, hour, day of month, month and day of week, with ranges (1-5), lists (1,3,5) and steps (*/15).

    What time zone are the runs in?

    Run times are calculated in your browser's local time zone.