Cron Every Hour at Minute 45
Cron expression to run a job at 45 minutes past every hour: 45 * * * *. Useful for jobs that prepare data before the top-of-hour trigger.
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“At 45 minutes past the hour”
Next execution dates
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 11:45:00 AMin less than a minute
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 12:45:00 PMin 1 hour
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 01:45:00 PMin 2 hours
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 02:45:00 PMin 3 hours
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 03:45:00 PMin 4 hours
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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
Running at :45 lets you pre-compute or stage data 15 minutes before a top-of-hour consumer picks it up. Classic producer-consumer pattern where this job stages data and `0 * * * *` job publishes it.