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GitHub Actions cron expression: every weekday at 8:30 AM
To run a GitHub Actions job every weekday at 8:30 AM, use:
30 8 * * 1-5At 08:30 UTC, 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
A half-hour offset before the working day starts, so output is waiting by 9.
- Pre-market data loads
- Pre-opening health checks
- Morning briefing emails
First runs, as an example
Starting from 1 January 2027, evaluated in UTC:
| # | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 08:30:00 |
| 2 | Mon, 04 Jan 2027, 08:30:00 |
| 3 | Tue, 05 Jan 2027, 08:30:00 |
| 4 | Wed, 06 Jan 2027, 08:30:00 |
| 5 | Thu, 07 Jan 2027, 08:30:00 |
| 6 | Fri, 08 Jan 2027, 08:30:00 |
Every weekday at 8:30 AM in every dialect
| System | Expression |
|---|---|
| GitHub Actions (this page) | 30 8 * * 1-5 |
| Quartz | 0 30 8 ? * 2-6 |
| Spring | 0 30 8 * * 1-5 |
| Crontab | 30 8 * * 1-5 |
| Kubernetes | 30 8 * * 1-5 |
| AWS EventBridge | 30 8 ? * 2-6 * |
| Jenkins | 30 8 * * 1-5 |
| node-cron | 30 8 * * 1-5 |
| Apache Airflow | 30 8 * * 1-5 |
| Azure Functions | 0 30 8 * * 1-5 |
| Google Cloud Scheduler | 30 8 * * 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: "30 8 * * 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
The minute comes first, then the hour. 30 8 means 08:30, while 8 30 would be an invalid hour.
Frequently asked questions
How do I run a GitHub Actions job every weekday at 8:30 AM?
Use 30 8 * * 1-5. At 08:30 UTC, on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri.
What is the every weekday at 8:30 AM cron expression in other systems?
Quartz: 0 30 8 ? * 2-6; Spring: 0 30 8 * * 1-5; Crontab: 30 8 * * 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.