Cron expression `* * 19 FEB 0,6` runs every minute, on day 19 of the month, and on Sunday and Saturday, only in February

Read more in the dedicated guide: Cron every minute.

What this cron means, field by field

Each field of * * 19 FEB 0,6 controls one dimension of the schedule. Hover over any value in the editor above to see its tooltip; the table below summarises the same information.

Field	Value	Means	Range / hint
minute	`*`	every value (wildcard)	0-59. The minute(s) of the hour the job will fire.
hour	`*`	every value (wildcard)	0-23. The hour(s) of the day the job will fire (0 = midnight, 23 = 11 PM).
day of month	`19`	at day of month 19	1-31. The day(s) of the month. Use * if you want every day.
month	`FEB`	at month FEB	1-12 or JAN-DEC. The month(s). Use * for every month.
day of week	`0,6`	at day of week 0, 6	0-7 or SUN-SAT (0 and 7 both mean Sunday). Use * for every day of the week.

Similar cron expressions

Common variations and tweaks of * * 19 FEB 0,6.

*/5 * 19 FEB 0,6Every 5 minutes, on day 19 of the month, and on Sunday and Saturday, only in February
*/15 * 19 FEB 0,6Every 15 minutes, on day 19 of the month, and on Sunday and Saturday, only in February
*/30 * 19 FEB 0,6Every 30 minutes, on day 19 of the month, and on Sunday and Saturday, only in February

Where else this cron could be used

The same expression * * 19 FEB 0,6 works in:

Standard Unix crontab (5-field syntax).
AWS EventBridge / Lambda Scheduled (with a 6th field for year, often *).
Vercel cron jobs (declared in vercel.json).
Quartz Scheduler and node-cron, robfig/cron and similar libraries.

Examples

0 18 * * *
Every day at 18:00
0 */5 * * *
Every 5 hours
0 18 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 18:00
0 0 1 * *
Once a month, on the 1st at midnight

Cheatsheet

Full cheatsheet

Field	Req.	Range	Wildcards
minute	yes	0-59	, - * /
hour	yes	0-23	, - * /
day of month	yes	1-31	, - * /
month	yes	1-12 or JAN-DEC	, - * /
day of week	yes	0-6 or names; some dialects use 0-7 or 1-7 — see Dialects	, - * /

Frequently asked questions

What does the cron expression `* * 19 FEB 0,6` mean?

every minute, every hour, on day 19 of the month, and on Sunday and Saturday, only in February.

When does `* * 19 FEB 0,6` run next?

Open the calendar above to see the next scheduled runs in your timezone.

Is `* * 19 FEB 0,6` a valid cron expression?

Yes - CronTool's parser accepts this expression and the calendar projects future runs successfully.

What this cron means, field by field

Similar cron expressions

Where else this cron could be used

Frequently asked questions

Stop pasting `* * 19 FEB 0,6` into a host you also have to babysit.