Cron Every Friday at Midnight
Cron expression to run a job every Friday at midnight: 0 0 * * 5. End-of-week archival scheduling that completes over the weekend.
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“At 12:00 AM, only on Friday”
Next execution dates
- Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 12:00:00 AMin 12 hours
- Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 12:00:00 AMin 8 days
- Fri, Jun 26, 2026, 12:00:00 AMin 15 days
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026, 12:00:00 AMin 22 days
- Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 12:00:00 AMin 29 days
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How cron syntax works
A standard cron expression has five fields, separated by spaces.
| Minute | Hour | Day of month | Month | Day of week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 59 | 0 - 23 | 1 - 31 | 1 - 12 | 0 - 6 (Sun-Sat) |
*Any value* * * * * — every minute
,Value list separator0 9,17 * * * — at 9 AM and 5 PM
-Range of values0 9-17 * * * — every hour 9 AM–5 PM
/Step values*/15 * * * * — every 15 minutes
?No specific value (Quartz)0 0 12 ? * MON
LLast (day of month/week)0 0 L * ? — last day of month
Common cron expressions
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When to use this schedule
Friday midnight gives the entire weekend for long-running archival and maintenance tasks to complete before Monday. Use for weekly data exports to cold storage, full weekly backups, and running resource-intensive analytics that don't need to finish before Saturday morning.