Every Wednesday Cron Expression
Runs every Wednesday at midnight.
Expression
0 0 * * 3Try it in the tester →Field Breakdown
0
minute
0
hour
*
day-of-month
*
month
3
day-of-week
minuteat minute 0
hourat midnight
day-of-monthevery day (1–31)
monthevery month (1–12)
day-of-weekat Wednesday
How It Works
Day-of-week pinned to 3 — fires only on Wednesdays at 00:00.
Example Run Times
- Wed 00:00:00
- Wed 00:00:00 (+7d)
- Wed 00:00:00 (+14d)
- Wed 00:00:00 (+21d)
- Wed 00:00:00 (+28d)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wednesday `3` in every cron flavor?
Vixie cron and POSIX cron: yes, Wednesday is 3 (Sunday=0). Quartz: Wednesday is 4 because Quartz uses Sunday=1.