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AWS EventBridge cron expression: hourly during business hours on weekdays
To run a AWS EventBridge job hourly during business hours on weekdays, use:
0 9-17 ? * 2-6 *At 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 |
|---|---|
| AWS EventBridge (this page) | 0 9-17 ? * 2-6 * |
| Quartz | 0 0 9-17 ? * 2-6 |
| Spring | 0 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| Crontab | 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| Kubernetes | 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| 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 AWS EventBridge config
Drop this into your project. The expression is the one above.
cron(0 9-17 ? * 2-6 *)aws events put-rule --name my-rule --schedule-expression "cron(0 9-17 ? * 2-6 *)"The AWS EventBridge fields, in order: minute (0-59), hour (0-23), day-of-month (1-31), month (1-12), day-of-week (1-7, 1 = Sunday), year (1970-2199, required).
Things to watch out for in AWS EventBridge
- Weekdays are 1-7 with Sunday as 1, or use SUN-SAT names. Monday to Friday is 2-6.
- Six fields with a required year: minute, hour, day-of-month, month, day-of-week, year. There is no seconds field.
- EventBridge rules always run in UTC. If you want a local time zone with DST support, use EventBridge Scheduler instead.
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 AWS EventBridge job hourly during business hours on weekdays?
Use 0 9-17 ? * 2-6 *. 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; Crontab: 0 9-17 * * 1-5. The table on this page lists every dialect.
Which time zone does AWS EventBridge use for this schedule?
EventBridge rules always run in UTC. If you want a local time zone with DST support, use EventBridge Scheduler instead.