Cron Expression Parser

Parse cron expressions into human-readable descriptions. Supports standard 5-field cron syntax.

Common presets

Cron expression

Format: minute (0-59) hour (0-23) day-of-month (1-31) month (1-12) day-of-week (0-7, 0 and 7 are Sunday)

This cron runs:

Daily at midnight

Field breakdown

0Minute

at minute 0

0Hour

at hour 0

*Day of Month

every day of month

*Month

every month

*Day of Week

every day of week

Understanding cron expressions

Cron expressions schedule recurring tasks on Unix systems. The format is: minute, hour, day of month, month, day of week. Special characters like * (any), / (step), and - (range) add flexibility. This tool explains any cron expression in plain language.