15th of Every Month Cron Expression — 0 0 15 * *
Cron Expression
0 0 15 * *What it means
Runs on the 15th of every month at midnight
Useful for mid-month billing reminders, semi-monthly payroll runs, or splitting monthly data processing into two smaller jobs.
Next 8 Scheduled Runs (UTC)
- 1.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT
- 2.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT
- 3.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT
- 4.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT
- 5.Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT
- 6.Tue, 15 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT
- 7.Fri, 15 Jan 2027 00:00:00 GMT
- 8.Mon, 15 Feb 2027 00:00:00 GMT
Platform Snippets
GitHub Actions
- cron: '0 0 15 * *'
Kubernetes CronJob
schedule: "0 0 15 * *"
AWS EventBridge
cron(0 0 15 * ? *)
AWS uses a 6-field format with year and requires either DOM or DOW to be ?.
systemd Timer
[Timer] OnCalendar=*-*-15 00:00:00 Persistent=true
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What does the cron expression 0 0 15 * * mean?
Runs on the 15th of every month at midnight. Useful for mid-month billing reminders, semi-monthly payroll runs, or splitting monthly data processing into two smaller jobs.
How do I use 0 0 15 * * in GitHub Actions?
Add a schedule trigger under the "on" key in your workflow YAML: on: schedule: - cron: '0 0 15 * *'. This will run your workflow runs on the 15th of every month at midnight. Note that GitHub Actions uses UTC time.
Is the cron expression 0 0 15 * * valid for Kubernetes CronJobs?
Yes. Set the schedule field in your CronJob spec to "0 0 15 * *". Kubernetes CronJobs use standard 5-field cron syntax and run in UTC by default unless you configure a timeZone field.