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Cron Expression Explainer

Paste a crontab schedule like */15 9-17 * * 1-5 to read it in plain English and see when it will fire next. 🔒 Runs locally. Nothing uploaded.

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Works for Linux cron, GitHub Actions schedules and Kubernetes CronJobs.

Frequently asked questions

What do the five fields mean?

Minute (0–59), hour (0–23), day of month (1–31), month (1–12) and day of week (0–6, Sunday is 0).

Which time zone are next runs in?

Your browser's local time. GitHub Actions schedules run in UTC.