Crontab guru style cron explainer — paste a cron expression and read what it means in plain English. Decode */5, 0 0 * * *, and more.
Crontab Guru Style Explainer
Explain cron expressions in plain English. Crontab guru style decoder for 5-field cron schedules.
5-field cron: minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week
Cron expression
0 9 * * *
at minute 0; hour 9; any day of month; any month; any weekday
Next #17/15/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Next #27/16/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Next #37/17/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Next #47/18/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Next #57/19/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Steps
- Paste cron expression
- Read field-by-field breakdown
- Verify against your intent
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