Cron Expression for Monday to Friday at 9 AM
Run a cron job at 9 AM every weekday using 0 9 * * 1-5. The go-to schedule for daily business notifications and reports.
Expression
0 9 * * 1-5 At 09:00 Monday through Friday
Use Cases
- • Sending daily standup reminders at 9 AM
- • Generating weekday morning reports
- • Triggering start-of-business-day workflows
- • Running daily CI/CD pipeline checks
Code Examples
Crontab
# At 09:00 Monday through Friday
0 9 * * 1-5 /path/to/your/script.shGitHub Actions
name: Scheduled Job
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 9 * * 1-5'
jobs:
run:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- run: echo "Running Monday to Friday at 9 AM"systemd Timer
[Unit]
Description=Monday to Friday at 9 AM timer
[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-* *:*:00
Persistent=true
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.targetnode-cron (Node.js)
import cron from 'node-cron'
// At 09:00 Monday through Friday
cron.schedule('0 9 * * 1-5', () => {
console.log('Running Monday to Friday at 9 AM')
})Spring (@Scheduled, Java)
// At 09:00 Monday through Friday
@Scheduled(cron = "0 0 9 * * 1-5")
public void run() {
// your task
}Spring cron has 6 fields (a leading seconds field), so a 0 is prepended to the standard 5-field expression.
Tips
- ✓ Combines hour (9) with weekday range (1-5) for business-day mornings
- ✓ One of the most common cron expressions in business environments
- ✓ Adjust to 0 8 * * 1-5 for an 8 AM start
- ✓ Add timezone awareness for distributed teams
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this skip weekends?
Yes, 1-5 in the day-of-week field means Monday through Friday only. The job will not run on Saturday or Sunday.
How do I add this to my crontab?
Run crontab -e and add the line: 0 9 * * 1-5 /path/to/your/script.sh. Save and exit to activate.