Cron Every Saturday at 8 AM

Cron expression to run a job every Saturday at 8:00 AM: 0 8 * * 6. Early weekend scheduling for maintenance before users wake up.

0
Minute
8
Hour
*
Day (M)
*
Month
6
Weekday

At 08:00 AM, only on Saturday

Next execution dates

  • Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 08:00:00 AMin 2 days
  • Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 08:00:00 AMin 9 days
  • Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 08:00:00 AMin 16 days
  • Sat, Jul 4, 2026, 08:00:00 AMin 23 days
  • Sat, Jul 11, 2026, 08:00:00 AMin 30 days

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How cron syntax works

A standard cron expression has five fields, separated by spaces.

MinuteHourDay of monthMonthDay of week
0 - 590 - 231 - 311 - 120 - 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
L
Last (day of month/week)0 0 L * ? — last day of month

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When to use this schedule

Saturday 8 AM gives a quiet window before weekend user traffic picks up. Common for running the weekly maintenance job, triggering weekend data exports, and sending weekly user activity reports to product teams.

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