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Azure Functions cron expression: every Monday at 9:00 AM

To run a Azure Functions job every Monday at 9:00 AM, use:

0 0 9 * * 1

At 09:00 UTC, on Mon.

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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.

First runs, as an example

Starting from 1 January 2027, evaluated in UTC:

#Date and time (UTC)
1Mon, 04 Jan 2027, 09:00:00
2Mon, 11 Jan 2027, 09:00:00
3Mon, 18 Jan 2027, 09:00:00
4Mon, 25 Jan 2027, 09:00:00
5Mon, 01 Feb 2027, 09:00:00
6Mon, 08 Feb 2027, 09:00:00

Every Monday at 9:00 AM in every dialect

SystemExpression
Azure Functions (this page)0 0 9 * * 1
Quartz0 0 9 ? * 2
Spring0 0 9 * * 1
Crontab0 9 * * 1
Kubernetes0 9 * * 1
AWS EventBridge0 9 ? * 2 *
JenkinsH 9 * * 1
GitHub Actions0 9 * * 1
node-cron0 9 * * 1
Apache Airflow0 9 * * 1
Google Cloud Scheduler0 9 * * 1

Need to translate a different expression? Use the cron converter.

Ready-to-use Azure Functions config

Drop this into your project. The expression is the one above.

Timer trigger (C#, isolated worker)
[Function("MyTimer")]
public void Run([TimerTrigger("0 0 9 * * 1")] TimerInfo timer)
{
    // ...
}
Time zone (app setting)
WEBSITE_TIME_ZONE=Eastern Standard Time   # Windows name; Linux uses America/New_York
# Without it, NCRONTAB runs in UTC.

The Azure Functions fields, in order: second (0-59), minute (0-59), hour (0-23), day-of-month (1-31), month (1-12), day-of-week (0-6, 0 = Sunday).

Things to watch out for in Azure Functions

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 Azure Functions job every Monday at 9:00 AM?

Use 0 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 Azure Functions use for this schedule?

Azure Functions evaluates NCRONTAB in UTC unless the WEBSITE_TIME_ZONE app setting is set; with it, the schedule adjusts for daylight saving. The setting is not supported on Linux Consumption or Flex Consumption plans.

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