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GitHub Actions cron expression: every weekday at 9:00 AM
To run a GitHub Actions job every weekday at 9:00 AM, use:
0 9 * * 1-5At 09:00 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
Monday to Friday only, skipping weekends. The standard business-day schedule.
- Daily business reports
- Support queue summaries
- Market-hours data jobs
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 | Mon, 04 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 3 | Tue, 05 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 4 | Wed, 06 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 5 | Thu, 07 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 6 | Fri, 08 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
Every weekday at 9:00 AM in every dialect
| System | Expression |
|---|---|
| GitHub Actions (this page) | 0 9 * * 1-5 |
| Quartz | 0 0 9 ? * 2-6 |
| Spring | 0 0 9 * * 1-5 |
| Crontab | 0 9 * * 1-5 |
| Kubernetes | 0 9 * * 1-5 |
| AWS EventBridge | 0 9 ? * 2-6 * |
| Jenkins | H 9 * * 1-5 |
| node-cron | 0 9 * * 1-5 |
| Apache Airflow | 0 9 * * 1-5 |
| Azure Functions | 0 0 9 * * 1-5 |
| Google Cloud Scheduler | 0 9 * * 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 * * 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
Weekday numbering differs between systems. Monday to Friday is 1-5 in Unix, 2-6 in Quartz and EventBridge. Use MON-FRI where you can.
Frequently asked questions
How do I run a GitHub Actions job every weekday at 9:00 AM?
Use 0 9 * * 1-5. At 09:00 UTC, on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri.
What is the every weekday at 9:00 AM cron expression in other systems?
Quartz: 0 0 9 ? * 2-6; Spring: 0 0 9 * * 1-5; Crontab: 0 9 * * 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.