Every Weekday Cron Expression
Runs Monday through Friday at midnight.
Expression
0 0 * * 1-5Try it in the tester →Field Breakdown
0
minute
0
hour
*
day-of-month
*
month
1-5
day-of-week
minuteat minute 0
hourat midnight
day-of-monthevery day (1–31)
monthevery month (1–12)
day-of-weekMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
How It Works
Day-of-week field uses the range `1-5` — Monday (1) through Friday (5). Saturday (6) and Sunday (0) are skipped.
Example Run Times
- Mon 00:00:00
- Tue 00:00:00
- Wed 00:00:00
- Thu 00:00:00
- Fri 00:00:00
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Sunday have two values (0 and 7)?
Vixie cron and most POSIX clones accept both 0 and 7 for Sunday. Quartz uses 1=Sun – 7=Sat instead.
Can I use `MON-FRI` instead of `1-5`?
Yes on Vixie cron, GitHub Actions, and AWS EventBridge. Standard POSIX cron only accepts numeric values.