What 0 9 * * 1 means
Nine on Monday morning — the natural home for a weekly kickoff summary.
In plain English, cron reads this as: at 09:00 am, only on monday.
Field-by-field breakdown
| Field | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | 0 | at 0 |
| Hour | 9 | at 9 |
| Day of month | * | every value |
| Month | * | every value |
| Day of week | 1 | at 1 |
Editing this schedule
To adjust this expression or explain a different one, open the full cron expression parser — it explains any crontab line, lists upcoming runs and breaks down each field as you type. New to the syntax? The practical guide to cron expressions walks through every field with worked examples.