Cron Every Weekday at 6 PM (Mon–Fri)

Cron expression to run a job at 6:00 PM Monday through Friday: 0 18 * * 1-5. End-of-business-day weekday automation.

0
Minute
18
Hour
*
Day (M)
*
Month
1-5
Weekday

At 06:00 PM, Monday through Friday

Next execution dates

  • Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 06:00:00 PMin 6 hours
  • Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 06:00:00 PMin 1 day
  • Mon, Jun 15, 2026, 06:00:00 PMin 4 days
  • Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 06:00:00 PMin 5 days
  • Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 06:00:00 PMin 6 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

Common cron expressions

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When to use this schedule

Fires at 6 PM on business days only. Used for sending end-of-day sales summaries, triggering post-market close financial jobs, archiving daily records, and kicking off overnight ETL pipelines after the business window closes.

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