Every Friday at 5 PM Cron Expression — 0 17 * * 5
Cron Expression
0 17 * * 5What it means
Runs every Friday at 5:00 PM
Commonly used for end-of-week archive jobs, weekly newsletter sends, or spinning down non-essential resources before the weekend.
Next 8 Scheduled Runs (UTC)
- 1.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT
- 2.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT
- 3.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT
- 4.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT
- 5.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT
- 6.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT
- 7.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT
- 8.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT
Platform Snippets
GitHub Actions
- cron: '0 17 * * 5'
Kubernetes CronJob
schedule: "0 17 * * 5"
AWS EventBridge
cron(0 17 ? * FRI *)
AWS uses a 6-field format with year and requires either DOM or DOW to be ?.
systemd Timer
[Timer] OnCalendar=Fri *-*-* 17:00:00 Persistent=true
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What does the cron expression 0 17 * * 5 mean?
Runs every Friday at 5:00 PM. Commonly used for end-of-week archive jobs, weekly newsletter sends, or spinning down non-essential resources before the weekend.
How do I use 0 17 * * 5 in GitHub Actions?
Add a schedule trigger under the "on" key in your workflow YAML: on: schedule: - cron: '0 17 * * 5'. This will run your workflow runs every friday at 5:00 pm. Note that GitHub Actions uses UTC time.
Is the cron expression 0 17 * * 5 valid for Kubernetes CronJobs?
Yes. Set the schedule field in your CronJob spec to "0 17 * * 5". Kubernetes CronJobs use standard 5-field cron syntax and run in UTC by default unless you configure a timeZone field.