Three Times a Week Cron Expression
Runs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at midnight.
Expression
0 0 * * 1,3,5Try it in the tester →Field Breakdown
0
minute
0
hour
*
day-of-month
*
month
1,3,5
day-of-week
minuteat minute 0
hourat midnight
day-of-monthevery day (1–31)
monthevery month (1–12)
day-of-weekMonday, Wednesday, Friday
How It Works
Day-of-week list `1,3,5` — the classic Mon/Wed/Fri cadence used for gym schedules, deploy cycles, and digest emails.
Example Run Times
- Mon 00:00:00
- Wed 00:00:00
- Fri 00:00:00
- Mon 00:00:00 (+7d)
- Wed 00:00:00 (+7d)
Frequently Asked Questions
How about Tue/Thu/Sat instead?
Use `2,4,6`: `0 0 * * 2,4,6` fires Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at midnight.