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Crontab cron expression: hourly during business hours on weekdays
To run a Crontab job hourly during business hours on weekdays, use:
0 9-17 * * 1-5At minute 0, during hours 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri.
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Upcoming runs
| # | Local | UTC | From now |
|---|
Copy-ready code
Why use this schedule
Hourly, but only from 9 to 17 on weekdays, so nothing runs overnight or at weekends.
- Hourly stock or price snapshots
- Support SLA checks
- Syncing with a partner that only works in office hours
First runs, as an example
Starting from 1 January 2027, evaluated in UTC:
| # | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 2 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 10:00:00 |
| 3 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 11:00:00 |
| 4 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 12:00:00 |
| 5 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 13:00:00 |
| 6 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 14:00:00 |
Hourly during business hours on weekdays in every dialect
| System | Expression |
|---|---|
| Crontab (this page) | 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| Quartz | 0 0 9-17 ? * 2-6 |
| Spring | 0 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| Kubernetes | 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| AWS EventBridge | 0 9-17 ? * 2-6 * |
| Jenkins | H 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| GitHub Actions | 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| node-cron | 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| Apache Airflow | 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| Azure Functions | 0 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| Google Cloud Scheduler | 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
Need to translate a different expression? Use the cron converter.
Ready-to-use Crontab config
Drop this into your project. The expression is the one above.
0 9-17 * * 1-5 /path/to/command >> /var/log/job.log 2>&1The Crontab 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 Crontab
- Day-of-week is 0-7 with both 0 and 7 meaning Sunday. Names (MON-FRI) are accepted by most implementations.
- Fields are minute, hour, day-of-month, month, day-of-week. There is no seconds field, so one minute is the finest resolution.
- Cron runs in the server's local time zone. Check it with the date command, or put CRON_TZ=Asia/Kolkata above the line on cronie-based systems.
The common mistake with this schedule
9-17 includes hour 17, so the last run is at 17:00, not 16:00. The range is inclusive.
Frequently asked questions
How do I run a Crontab job hourly during business hours on weekdays?
Use 0 9-17 * * 1-5. At minute 0, during hours 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri.
What is the hourly during business hours on weekdays cron expression in other systems?
Quartz: 0 0 9-17 ? * 2-6; Spring: 0 0 9-17 * * 1-5; Kubernetes: 0 9-17 * * 1-5. The table on this page lists every dialect.
Which time zone does Crontab use for this schedule?
Cron runs in the server's local time zone. Check it with the date command, or put CRON_TZ=Asia/Kolkata above the line on cronie-based systems.