Cron expression for every 5 minutes during business hours
Run a scheduled job every 5 minutes during weekday business hours.
*/5 9-17 * * 1-5Runs every 5 minutes from 09:00 through 17:59 Monday through Friday.
Primary dialect: Unix / Linux
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Dialect versions
Unix / Linux
*/5 9-17 * * 1-5Standard Unix/Linux cron expression when this schedule is expressible with five fields.
AWS EventBridge
cron(*/5 9-17 ? * MON-FRI *)AWS EventBridge cron schedules are evaluated in UTC. Use rate(...) for simple fixed intervals when possible.
Quartz
0 */5 9-17 ? * MON-FRIQuartz includes a leading seconds field and supports additional day operators.
Kubernetes
*/5 9-17 * * 1-5Kubernetes CronJobs use standard five-field cron syntax. Non-standard operators require job-level logic.
Variants
Every 10 minutes
*/10 * * * *Runs at minute 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50.
Every 15 minutes
*/15 * * * *Runs every quarter hour.
Weekday interval
*/5 * * * 1-5Runs on weekdays only.
Kubernetes notes
- Kubernetes CronJobs use standard five-field cron syntax.
- "Set concurrencyPolicy
- restartPolicy
- and history limits based on expected runtime and failure behavior."
Common mistakes
- Forgetting to confirm which timezone the scheduler uses.
- Assuming the schedule starts relative to deployment time instead of matching wall-clock fields.
FAQ
What is the cron expression for every 5 minutes during business hours?
Use `*/5 9-17 * * 1-5` for standard cron when the scheduler supports this syntax.
Can I use this expression in Kubernetes?
Yes, if it is standard five-field cron. AWS and Quartz-only operators need a Kubernetes-safe alternative or application-level date logic.