Cron Every Weekday at Noon
Cron expression 0 12 * * 1-5 means At 12:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
Cron expression to run a job every weekday at 12:00 PM (noon): 0 12 * * 1-5. A midday business-hours schedule that skips Saturday and Sunday.
Cron Expression
Common use cases
- Sending midday check-in reminders to distributed teams
- Publishing scheduled social media posts at lunchtime
- Running midday database checkpoints
- Syncing SaaS subscriptions or billing status at noon
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Platform usage examples
# Edit your crontab
crontab -e
# Add this line to run every weekday at noon
0 12 * * 1-5 /usr/bin/php /var/www/html/script.php
# Or run a shell script
0 12 * * 1-5 /home/user/scripts/job.sh >> /var/log/job.log 2>&1# .github/workflows/scheduled.yml
name: Scheduled Job
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 12 * * 1-5'
jobs:
run:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run job
run: echo "Running every weekday at noon"apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
name: my-scheduled-job
spec:
schedule: "0 12 * * 1-5"
jobTemplate:
spec:
template:
spec:
containers:
- name: job
image: my-image:latest
restartPolicy: OnFailureRelated developer tools
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cron expression for every weekday at noon?
The cron expression is 0 12 * * 1-5. Cron expression to run a job every weekday at 12:00 PM (noon): 0 12 * * 1-5. A midday business-hours schedule that skips Saturday and Sunday.
How do I schedule a cron job to run every weekday at noon in Linux?
Open your crontab with "crontab -e" and add a new line: 0 12 * * 1-5 /path/to/your/script.sh — this schedules your script to run every weekday at noon. Save and exit; the cron daemon picks up the change immediately.
What does the cron expression "0 12 * * 1-5" mean?
Cron expression to run a job every weekday at 12:00 PM (noon): 0 12 * * 1-5. A midday business-hours schedule that skips Saturday and Sunday.
Can I use "0 12 * * 1-5" in GitHub Actions?
Yes. In your workflow YAML, set the schedule trigger: on: schedule: - cron: '0 12 * * 1-5'. GitHub Actions uses standard 5-field Unix cron syntax, so this expression works as-is.