Free tool

Cron Expression Tester

Paste a cron expression and see exactly when it runs next, in whichever timezone your server uses.

Try: */5 * * * * · 0 3 * * * · 0 9 * * 1-5 · 0 0 1 * * · 30 2 * * 0

0 3 * * * runs every day

Minute 0, hour 3, day of month any, month any, day of week any.

Next runs In
Sat 29 Aug 2026, 03:00 22 hours from now
Sun 30 Aug 2026, 03:00 1 day from now
Mon 31 Aug 2026, 03:00 2 days from now
Tue 1 Sep 2026, 03:00 3 days from now
Wed 2 Sep 2026, 03:00 4 days from now

Times shown in UTC. Cron uses the server's timezone, which is often UTC even when you are not — a common reason a job appears to run at the wrong hour.

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A schedule that is correct today still fails the night the server reboots. Pingniner heartbeats tell you when a job misses its window, instead of you finding out from the missing backup.

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