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node-cron cron expression: every day at 9:00 AM
To run a node-cron job every day at 9:00 AM, use:
0 9 * * *At 09:00 UTC.
Your week at a glance
Upcoming runs
| # | Local | UTC | From now |
|---|
Copy-ready code
Why use this schedule
Start-of-business timing: the result is ready when people sit down at their desks. It is the usual choice for anything a human reads first thing in the morning.
- Daily standup summary
- Sales or support digest
- Sending scheduled social posts
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 | Sat, 02 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 3 | Sun, 03 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 4 | Mon, 04 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 5 | Tue, 05 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
| 6 | Wed, 06 Jan 2027, 09:00:00 |
Every day at 9:00 AM in every dialect
| System | Expression |
|---|---|
| node-cron (this page) | 0 9 * * * |
| Quartz | 0 0 9 * * ? |
| Spring | 0 0 9 * * * |
| Crontab | 0 9 * * * |
| Kubernetes | 0 9 * * * |
| AWS EventBridge | 0 9 * * ? * |
| Jenkins | H 9 * * * |
| GitHub Actions | 0 9 * * * |
| Apache Airflow | 0 9 * * * |
| Azure Functions | 0 0 9 * * * |
| Google Cloud Scheduler | 0 9 * * * |
Need to translate a different expression? Use the cron converter.
Ready-to-use node-cron config
Drop this into your project. The expression is the one above.
import cron from 'node-cron';
cron.schedule('0 9 * * *', () => {
console.log('running a task');
}, { timezone: 'UTC' });The node-cron fields, in order: second (0-59), minute (0-59), hour (0-23), day-of-month (1-31), month (1-12), day-of-week (0-7, 0 and 7 = Sunday).
Things to watch out for in node-cron
- Five fields: minute, hour, day-of-month, month, day-of-week. Add a leading seconds field for sub-minute schedules.
- node-cron uses the server time zone unless you pass { timezone: "Asia/Kolkata" }. Its documentation advises timezone: "UTC" for jobs that must not skip or repeat when clocks change.
The common mistake with this schedule
9:00 AM in which time zone? Servers usually run in UTC, so 09:00 UTC is 14:30 in India. Set the time zone explicitly.
Frequently asked questions
How do I run a node-cron job every day at 9:00 AM?
Use 0 9 * * *. At 09:00 UTC.
What is the every day at 9:00 AM cron expression in other systems?
Quartz: 0 0 9 * * ?; Spring: 0 0 9 * * *; Crontab: 0 9 * * *. The table on this page lists every dialect.
Which time zone does node-cron use for this schedule?
node-cron uses the server time zone unless you pass { timezone: "Asia/Kolkata" }. Its documentation advises timezone: "UTC" for jobs that must not skip or repeat when clocks change.