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Cron Expression Explainer

Paste a cron expression to read it in plain English and see the next times it will run, in your local time.

Tip from Tink: Most servers run cron in UTC — check the server's time zone.

minute · hour · day of month · month · day of week

At 09:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Next runs (your local time)

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    How to use the Cron Expression Explainer

    1. Type a 5-field cron expression or pick a preset.
    2. Read the plain-English meaning.
    3. Check the next run times.

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