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cron0 9-17 * * 1-5

Every Hour During Business Hours

“At minute 0, hour 9 through 17, on Monday through Friday”

Runs at the top of every hour from 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. 9 runs per weekday.

Weekdays / Business Hours9 on weekdays runs/day

Want to customize this schedule or validate your own cron expression?

Try it live →

Field Breakdown

FieldValueMeaning
minute00
hour9-17hour 9 through 17
day*every day of month
month*every month
weekday1-5Monday through Friday
0
minute
9-17
hour
*
day
*
month
1-5
weekday

Common Use Cases

  • ✓Business-hours monitoring
  • ✓Hourly business reports
  • ✓Customer SLA checks

Code Examples

Bash / crontab
# Run your script on schedule: 0 9-17 * * 1-5
0 9-17 * * 1-5 /path/to/your/script.sh
Node.js (node-cron)
import cron from 'node-cron';

cron.schedule('0 9-17 * * 1-5', () => {
  console.log('Running scheduled task');
});
Python (APScheduler)
from apscheduler.schedulers.blocking import BlockingScheduler

scheduler = BlockingScheduler()

@scheduler.scheduled_job('cron', minute='0', hour='9-17', day_of_week='1-5')
def my_job():
    print('Running scheduled task')

scheduler.start()

GitHub Actions Workflow

Generate a ready-to-use .github/workflows/schedule.yml file. Customize the name and download directly.

GitHub Actions
# .github/workflows/schedule.yml
name: Every Hour During Business Hours

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 9-17 * * 1-5'
  workflow_dispatch: # allow manual trigger

jobs:
  run:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Run scheduled task
        run: |
          echo "Running on schedule: 0 9-17 * * 1-5"
          # Add your commands here

Save as .github/workflows/schedule.yml in your repository root

Cron Syntax Quick Reference

FieldAllowed ValuesSpecial Chars
minute0–59* , - /
hour0–23* , - /
day of month1–31* , - /
month1–12 or JAN–DEC* , - /
day of week0–7 or SUN–SAT* , - /

Special characters: *= any value  ,= list  -= range  / = step

Related Patterns — Weekdays / Business Hours

0 0 * * 1-5
Every Weekday at Midnight
0 9 * * 1-5
Every Weekday at 9:00 AM
0 12 * * 1-5
Every Weekday at Noon
0 17 * * 1-5
Every Weekday at 5:00 PM
*/30 9-17 * * 1-5
Every 30 Minutes During Business Hours

Need to build your own cron expression from scratch?

Open the Cron Expression Builder →