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AWS EventBridge cron expression: every Sunday at midnight
To run a AWS EventBridge job every Sunday at midnight, use:
0 0 ? * 1 *At 00:00 UTC, on Sun.
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Upcoming runs
| # | Local | UTC | From now |
|---|
Copy-ready code
Why use this schedule
The traditional weekly maintenance slot, at the very start of Sunday. It sits in the quietest part of the week for most business systems, so heavy clean-up jobs rarely disturb anyone.
- Weekly log rotation
- Weekly vacuum or optimise
- Weekly data exports
First runs, as an example
Starting from 1 January 2027, evaluated in UTC:
| # | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, 03 Jan 2027, 00:00:00 |
| 2 | Sun, 10 Jan 2027, 00:00:00 |
| 3 | Sun, 17 Jan 2027, 00:00:00 |
| 4 | Sun, 24 Jan 2027, 00:00:00 |
| 5 | Sun, 31 Jan 2027, 00:00:00 |
| 6 | Sun, 07 Feb 2027, 00:00:00 |
Every Sunday at midnight in every dialect
| System | Expression |
|---|---|
| AWS EventBridge (this page) | 0 0 ? * 1 * |
| Quartz | 0 0 0 ? * 1 |
| Spring | 0 0 0 * * 0 |
| Crontab | 0 0 * * 0 |
| Kubernetes | 0 0 * * 0 |
| Jenkins | H 0 * * 0 |
| GitHub Actions | 0 0 * * 0 |
| node-cron | 0 0 * * 0 |
| Apache Airflow | 0 0 * * 0 |
| Azure Functions | 0 0 0 * * 0 |
| Google Cloud Scheduler | 0 0 * * 0 |
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 0 ? * 1 *)aws events put-rule --name my-rule --schedule-expression "cron(0 0 ? * 1 *)"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
Sunday as 0 works in Unix cron but not in Quartz, where the range is 1-7. Use 1 or SUN there.
Frequently asked questions
How do I run a AWS EventBridge job every Sunday at midnight?
Use 0 0 ? * 1 *. At 00:00 UTC, on Sun.
What is the every Sunday at midnight cron expression in other systems?
Quartz: 0 0 0 ? * 1; Spring: 0 0 0 * * 0; Crontab: 0 0 * * 0. 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.