Cron Every Saturday at Midnight
Cron expression to run a job every Saturday at midnight: 0 0 * * 6. Weekend scheduling for maintenance and batch processing.
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“At 12:00 AM, only on Saturday”
Next execution dates
- Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 12:00:00 AMin 2 days
- Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 12:00:00 AMin 9 days
- Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 12:00:00 AMin 16 days
- Sat, Jul 4, 2026, 12:00:00 AMin 23 days
- Sat, Jul 11, 2026, 12:00:00 AMin 30 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
Saturday midnight is a prime maintenance window — low traffic, full weekend to recover from failures. Commonly used for large database index rebuilds, full backups, ML model retraining, and infrastructure clean-up.