GitHub Actions Cron Schedule Builder

Build the schedule: cron: expression for GitHub Actions workflows. Validate syntax and preview next run times in UTC.

Minute0-59
Hour0-23
Day (month)1-31
Month1-12
Weekday0-7

Use * for every, */n for every n, a-b for a range, a,b for a list.

Common Use Cases

  1. Nightly CI cron jobGenerate 0 2 * * * for a nightly build or test run at 02:00 UTC — a common schedule for comprehensive integration test suites.
  2. Weekly dependency auditGenerate 0 8 * * 1 to run pnpm audit or npm audit every Monday morning at 08:00 UTC, keeping your dependency vulnerabilities in check.
  3. End-of-month report workflowGenerate 0 6 1 * * to trigger a monthly report workflow on the 1st of every month at 06:00 UTC — useful for billing or analytics aggregation.

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