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Cron Expression Explainer

A free online cron expression explainer and validator. Enter any 5-field cron expression and get a plain English description of each field, validation of allowed values, and the next 5 scheduled run times. Includes 10 common presets (every minute, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, etc.). Essential for DevOps, SREs and backend developers.

minutehourdaymonthweekday

Plain English

Runs at at 0 past at 9 on Mon through Fri

Minute

0

at 0

Range: 0-59

Hour

9

at 9

Range: 0-23

Day of Month

*

every day of month

Range: 1-31

Month

*

every month

Range: 1-12

Day of Week

1-5

Mon through Fri

Range: 0-7 (Sun=0/7)

Next 5 Run Times

#127 May 2026, 9:00 am
#228 May 2026, 9:00 am
#329 May 2026, 9:00 am
#41 Jun 2026, 9:00 am
#52 Jun 2026, 9:00 am

Common Presets

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