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GitHub Actions cron expression: every Friday at 5:00 PM
To run a GitHub Actions job every Friday at 5:00 PM, use:
0 17 * * 5At 17:00 UTC, on Fri.
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Upcoming runs
| # | Local | UTC | From now |
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Why use this schedule
An end-of-week run on Friday evening. It closes out the working week, which makes it a natural time for weekly invoices, summaries, and backups before the quiet weekend hours.
- Weekly invoicing
- End-of-week summaries
- Pre-weekend backups
First runs, as an example
Starting from 1 January 2027, evaluated in UTC:
| # | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 17:00:00 |
| 2 | Fri, 08 Jan 2027, 17:00:00 |
| 3 | Fri, 15 Jan 2027, 17:00:00 |
| 4 | Fri, 22 Jan 2027, 17:00:00 |
| 5 | Fri, 29 Jan 2027, 17:00:00 |
| 6 | Fri, 05 Feb 2027, 17:00:00 |
Every Friday at 5:00 PM in every dialect
| System | Expression |
|---|---|
| GitHub Actions (this page) | 0 17 * * 5 |
| Quartz | 0 0 17 ? * 6 |
| Spring | 0 0 17 * * 5 |
| Crontab | 0 17 * * 5 |
| Kubernetes | 0 17 * * 5 |
| AWS EventBridge | 0 17 ? * 6 * |
| Jenkins | H 17 * * 5 |
| node-cron | 0 17 * * 5 |
| Apache Airflow | 0 17 * * 5 |
| Azure Functions | 0 0 17 * * 5 |
| Google Cloud Scheduler | 0 17 * * 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 17 * * 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
Friday is 5 in Unix and 6 in Quartz. A direct copy between them shifts the job by a day.
Frequently asked questions
How do I run a GitHub Actions job every Friday at 5:00 PM?
Use 0 17 * * 5. At 17:00 UTC, on Fri.
What is the every Friday at 5:00 PM cron expression in other systems?
Quartz: 0 0 17 ? * 6; Spring: 0 0 17 * * 5; Crontab: 0 17 * * 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.