What 0 9 * * 1-5 means
Nine in the morning, Monday to Friday: the schedule for anything that should follow the working week and skip weekends.
In plain English, cron reads this as: at 09:00 am, monday through friday.
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 | 1-5 | range 1-5 |
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.