GitHub Actions Cron Schedule Generator

GitHub Actions schedule triggers use five-field POSIX cron, always in UTC. Preview your schedule and copy the workflow block.

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#	Local	UTC	From now

Always UTC. India Standard Time is UTC+5:30, so 9:00 IST is 30 3 * * *.
The shortest interval is every 5 minutes, and runs can be delayed during busy periods.
Scheduled workflows only run on the default branch, and are disabled after 60 days of repository inactivity on public repos.
Day-of-week is 0-6 (Sunday = 0).

Ready-made expressions for the schedules people search for most. Each page explains the expression and shows the first run times.

Schedule	Expression
Every 5 minutes	`/5 * * *`
Every 10 minutes	`/10 * * *`
Every 15 minutes	`/15 * * *`
Every 30 minutes	`/30 * * *`
Every hour	`0 * * * *`
Every 2 hours	`0 /2 * *`
Every 3 hours	`0 /3 * *`
Every 6 hours	`0 /6 * *`
Every 12 hours	`0 0,12 * * *`
Twice a day at 9am and 9pm	`0 9,21 * * *`
Every day at midnight	`0 0 * * *`
Every day at 2:00 AM	`0 2 * * *`
Every day at 9:00 AM	`0 9 * * *`
Every day at 6:00 PM	`0 18 * * *`
Every weekday at 9:00 AM	`0 9 * * 1-5`
Every weekday at 8:30 AM	`30 8 * * 1-5`
Hourly during business hours on weekdays	`0 9-17 * * 1-5`
Every 15 minutes during business hours on weekdays	`/15 9-17 * 1-5`
Every Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 AM	`0 10 * * 0,6`
Every Monday at 9:00 AM	`0 9 * * 1`
Every Friday at 5:00 PM	`0 17 * * 5`
Every Sunday at midnight	`0 0 * * 0`
On the 1st of every month at midnight	`0 0 1 * *`
On the 15th of every month at midnight	`0 0 15 * *`
On the last day of every month	`0 0 28-31 * *`
On the first Monday of every month at 9:00 AM	`0 9 * * 1`
On the last Friday of every month at noon	`0 12 * * 5`
On the first day of every quarter	`0 0 1 1,4,7,10 *`
Once a year on January 1st	`0 0 1 1 *`

Why did my scheduled workflow not run on time?

GitHub queues scheduled runs and may delay them by several minutes at peak times, especially at the top of the hour. Avoid :00 if timing is flexible.

How do I schedule in IST?

Subtract 5 hours 30 minutes from the IST time and write the result in UTC.

Moving a schedule between systems? Use the cron format converter, or read the cron error fixes.