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Cron Expression Validator

Check the minute, hour, day-of-month, month, and day-of-week fields of a classic Unix cron schedule.

Use the tool

Enter a five-field expression such as 0 9 * * 1-5. The validator checks ranges, lists, ranges, and steps.

How it works

Get a useful result in three steps

  1. Paste a classic five-field Unix cron expression.
  2. Validate its fields and read the plain-language summary.
  3. Confirm timezone and scheduler-specific behavior in your own runtime.
Accuracy boundary

A focused tool, not an automatic expert

This does not validate a command, timezone, Quartz syntax, AWS EventBridge, or a platform-specific cron dialect.

Always verify the result in the system where you will use it. The page intentionally avoids accounts, uploads, and claims that go beyond the calculation it performs.

Questions

Before you use the result

Does the tool accept six- or seven-field cron?

No. It intentionally validates the common five-field Unix format only.

Which timezone will my job use?

That depends on the scheduler and host configuration. The validator cannot determine your runtime timezone.

Are day-of-month and day-of-week combined with AND?

Scheduler behavior varies. Many Unix cron implementations use OR-like behavior when both fields are restricted, so verify your exact scheduler.

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