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Apache Airflow cron expression: every Monday at 9:00 AM
To run a Apache Airflow job every Monday at 9:00 AM, use:
0 9 * * 1At 09:00 UTC, on Mon.
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Upcoming runs
| # | Local | UTC | From now |
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Why use this schedule
A weekly start-of-week job that fires every Monday morning. Teams use it to open the week with a fresh report, a reset counter, or a reminder that lands before the first meeting.
- Weekly team report
- Weekly KPI emails
- Starting a weekly release train
First runs, as an example
Starting from 1 January 2027, evaluated in UTC:
| # | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, 04 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 2 | Mon, 11 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 3 | Mon, 18 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 4 | Mon, 25 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 5 | Mon, 01 Feb 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 6 | Mon, 08 Feb 2027, 09:00:00 |
Every Monday at 9:00 AM in every dialect
| System | Expression |
|---|---|
| Apache Airflow (this page) | 0 9 * * 1 |
| Quartz | 0 0 9 ? * 2 |
| Spring | 0 0 9 * * 1 |
| Crontab | 0 9 * * 1 |
| Kubernetes | 0 9 * * 1 |
| AWS EventBridge | 0 9 ? * 2 * |
| Jenkins | H 9 * * 1 |
| GitHub Actions | 0 9 * * 1 |
| node-cron | 0 9 * * 1 |
| Azure Functions | 0 0 9 * * 1 |
| Google Cloud Scheduler | 0 9 * * 1 |
Need to translate a different expression? Use the cron converter.
Ready-to-use Apache Airflow config
Drop this into your project. The expression is the one above.
from datetime import datetime
from airflow import DAG
from airflow.operators.empty import EmptyOperator
with DAG(
dag_id="my_dag",
start_date=datetime(2026, 1, 1),
schedule="0 9 * * 1", # schedule_interval= before Airflow 2.4
catchup=False,
):
EmptyOperator(task_id="start")The Apache Airflow fields, in order: minute (0-59), hour (0-23), day-of-month (1-31), month (1-12), day-of-week (0-7, 0 and 7 = Sunday).
Things to watch out for in Apache Airflow
- Weekdays are 0-6 with Sunday as 0, or names such as MON-FRI.
- A scheduled run starts after its data interval ends, so a daily 0 0 * * * run processes yesterday's interval just after midnight. Set catchup=False if you do not want backfills.
- Airflow defaults to UTC. On a time-zone-aware DAG a cron schedule follows wall-clock time, so a daily 00:00 US/Eastern run moves between 04:00 and 05:00 UTC across daylight saving changes.
The common mistake with this schedule
In Quartz and EventBridge, 1 means Sunday, so 0 9 ? * 1 fires on Sunday. Monday is 2, or write MON.
Frequently asked questions
How do I run a Apache Airflow job every Monday at 9:00 AM?
Use 0 9 * * 1. At 09:00 UTC, on Mon.
What is the every Monday at 9:00 AM cron expression in other systems?
Quartz: 0 0 9 ? * 2; Spring: 0 0 9 * * 1; Crontab: 0 9 * * 1. The table on this page lists every dialect.
Which time zone does Apache Airflow use for this schedule?
Airflow defaults to UTC. On a time-zone-aware DAG a cron schedule follows wall-clock time, so a daily 00:00 US/Eastern run moves between 04:00 and 05:00 UTC across daylight saving changes.