cron0 17 * * 1-5

Every Weekday at 5:00 PM

“At 17:00, on Monday through Friday”

Runs at 5:00 PM on Monday through Friday. Common for end-of-business-day jobs.

Weekdays / Business Hours1 on weekdays runs/day

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Field Breakdown

Field	Value	Meaning
minute	`0`	0
hour	`17`	17
day	`*`	every day of month
month	`*`	every month
weekday	`1-5`	Monday through Friday

minute

hour

day

month

1-5

weekday

Common Use Cases

✓EOD report generation
✓Daily close summary
✓After-hours batch kickoff

Code Examples

Bash / crontab

# Run your script on schedule: 0 17 * * 1-5
0 17 * * 1-5 /path/to/your/script.sh

Node.js (node-cron)

import cron from 'node-cron';

cron.schedule('0 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='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

Workflow Name

Job ID

# .github/workflows/schedule.yml
name: Every Weekday at 5:00 PM

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 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 17 * * 1-5"
          # Add your commands here

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

Cron Syntax Quick Reference

Field	Allowed Values	Special Chars
minute	0–59	* , - /
hour	0–23	* , - /
day of month	1–31	* , - /
month	1–12 or JAN–DEC	* , - /
day of week	0–7 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 9-17 * * 1-5

Every Hour During Business Hours

*/30 9-17 * * 1-5

Every 30 Minutes During Business Hours

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