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GitHub Actions cron expression: hourly during business hours on weekdays
To run a GitHub Actions 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 |
|---|
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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 |
|---|---|
| GitHub Actions (this page) | 0 9-17 * * 1-5 |
| 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 |
| AWS EventBridge | 0 9-17 ? * 2-6 * |
| Jenkins | H 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 GitHub Actions config
Drop this into your project. The expression is the one above.
on:
schedule:
- cron: "0 9-17 * * 1-5"The GitHub Actions fields, in order: 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 GitHub Actions
- GitHub uses POSIX cron: day-of-week is 0-6 with Sunday as 0.
- Scheduled workflows only run on the default branch, and public repos pause them after 60 days without activity.
- GitHub Actions schedules are always UTC. Convert your local time to UTC before writing the expression.
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 GitHub Actions 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; Crontab: 0 9-17 * * 1-5. The table on this page lists every dialect.
Which time zone does GitHub Actions use for this schedule?
GitHub Actions schedules are always UTC. Convert your local time to UTC before writing the expression.