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Cron Expression Parser

Cron Expression Parser

Cron Expression Parser supports parsing and validating cron expressions, previewing upcoming run times, switching timezones, and reading human-friendly descriptions for crontab, CI/CD, and scheduled task debugging.

Cron Expression

Every 5 minutes, every hour, every day

Common Presets

Field Breakdown

*/5

Minute

0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45…

*

Hour

All

*

Day

All

*

Month

All

*

Weekday

All

Next Executions

Timezone

Local Time · UTC

#1

04/24/2026, 04:35:00

in 4m

#2

04/24/2026, 04:40:00

in 9m

#3

04/24/2026, 04:45:00

in 14m

#4

04/24/2026, 04:50:00

in 19m

#5

04/24/2026, 04:55:00

in 24m

#6

04/24/2026, 05:00:00

in 29m

#7

04/24/2026, 05:05:00

in 34m

#8

04/24/2026, 05:10:00

in 39m

#9

04/24/2026, 05:15:00

in 44m

#10

04/24/2026, 05:20:00

in 49m

#11

04/24/2026, 05:25:00

in 54m

#12

04/24/2026, 05:30:00

in 59m

#13

04/24/2026, 05:35:00

in 1h

#14

04/24/2026, 05:40:00

in 1h

#15

04/24/2026, 05:45:00

in 1h
Cron Expression Parser

Quick Start

1
Enter a cron expression (e.g. */5 * * * *) or pick a preset
2
View the human-readable description and next execution times
3
Check field breakdown to understand each position
4
Copy results with one click

Common Scenarios

CI/CD pipelines

validate cron schedules for GitHub Actions / GitLab CI

Linux crontab

verify your cron syntax before deploying

Kubernetes CronJobs

simulate execution times to verify scheduling

Monitoring alerts

plan check intervals to balance coverage and cost

Usage Advice

Standard cron uses 5 fields (minute hour day month weekday). 6-field format adds seconds, and 7-field format adds a year.
Weekday: 0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday, …, 6 = Saturday; names like MON-FRI also work
Execution times are calculated in the selected timezone. Switching zones also changes DST behavior.

Limitations & Compatibility

Special characters L, W, # (Quartz-style) are not supported
Year field is supported in numeric form only. Advanced Quartz tokens like L, W, and # are still not supported.

Privacy & Security

All processing happens locally in your browser. You can replace, clear, and re-run the current content at any time.

FAQ

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