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Business Hours Start Cron Expression — 0 8 * * 1-5

Cron Expression

0 8 * * 1-5

What it means

Runs Monday–Friday at 8:00 AM (business day start)

Perfect for spinning up non-production environments at the start of each business day, warming application caches, or sending team standup prompts.

Next 8 Scheduled Runs (UTC)

  1. 1.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT
  2. 2.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT
  3. 3.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT
  4. 4.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT
  5. 5.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT
  6. 6.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT
  7. 7.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT
  8. 8.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Platform Snippets

GitHub Actions

- cron: '0 8 * * 1-5'

Kubernetes CronJob

schedule: "0 8 * * 1-5"

AWS EventBridge

cron(0 8 ? * MON-FRI *)

AWS uses a 6-field format with year and requires either DOM or DOW to be ?.

systemd Timer

[Timer]
OnCalendar=1-5 *-*-* 08:00:00
Persistent=true

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FAQ

What does the cron expression 0 8 * * 1-5 mean?

Runs Monday–Friday at 8:00 AM (business day start). Perfect for spinning up non-production environments at the start of each business day, warming application caches, or sending team standup prompts.

How do I use 0 8 * * 1-5 in GitHub Actions?

Add a schedule trigger under the "on" key in your workflow YAML: on: schedule: - cron: '0 8 * * 1-5'. This will run your workflow runs monday–friday at 8:00 am (business day start). Note that GitHub Actions uses UTC time.

Is the cron expression 0 8 * * 1-5 valid for Kubernetes CronJobs?

Yes. Set the schedule field in your CronJob spec to "0 8 * * 1-5". Kubernetes CronJobs use standard 5-field cron syntax and run in UTC by default unless you configure a timeZone field.