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GitHub Actions cron expression: every day at 6:00 PM
To run a GitHub Actions job every day at 6:00 PM, use:
0 18 * * *At 18:00 UTC.
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Upcoming runs
| # | Local | UTC | From now |
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Why use this schedule
End-of-day timing, after the working day closes. Good for jobs that summarise or settle what happened during the day, because most of the data for that day is already in.
- End-of-day reconciliation
- Closing out daily batches
- Reminder emails before people leave
First runs, as an example
Starting from 1 January 2027, evaluated in UTC:
| # | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 18:00:00 |
| 2 | Sat, 02 Jan 2027, 18:00:00 |
| 3 | Sun, 03 Jan 2027, 18:00:00 |
| 4 | Mon, 04 Jan 2027, 18:00:00 |
| 5 | Tue, 05 Jan 2027, 18:00:00 |
| 6 | Wed, 06 Jan 2027, 18:00:00 |
Every day at 6:00 PM in every dialect
| System | Expression |
|---|---|
| GitHub Actions (this page) | 0 18 * * * |
| Quartz | 0 0 18 * * ? |
| Spring | 0 0 18 * * * |
| Crontab | 0 18 * * * |
| Kubernetes | 0 18 * * * |
| AWS EventBridge | 0 18 * * ? * |
| Jenkins | H 18 * * * |
| node-cron | 0 18 * * * |
| Apache Airflow | 0 18 * * * |
| Azure Functions | 0 0 18 * * * |
| Google Cloud Scheduler | 0 18 * * * |
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 18 * * *"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
- 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
Cron has no am/pm. 6 PM is hour 18 in the 24-hour clock.
Frequently asked questions
How do I run a GitHub Actions job every day at 6:00 PM?
Use 0 18 * * *. At 18:00 UTC.
What is the every day at 6:00 PM cron expression in other systems?
Quartz: 0 0 18 * * ?; Spring: 0 0 18 * * *; Crontab: 0 18 * * *. 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.