SimpleCronTabCron Every 2 Hours
0 */2 * * *Every 2 hours
Next 10 Executions
Times shown in UTC
- Mon, May 18, 202610:00
- Mon, May 18, 202612:00
- Mon, May 18, 202614:00
- Mon, May 18, 202616:00
- Mon, May 18, 202618:00
- Mon, May 18, 202620:00
- Mon, May 18, 202622:00
- Tue, May 19, 202600:00
- Tue, May 19, 202602:00
- Tue, May 19, 202604:00
Field Breakdown
0Minute
0
*/2Hour
Every 2 hours
*Day of Month
Every day
*Month
Every month
*Day of Week
Every day of week
About This Schedule
The cron expression 0 */2 * * * runs a job every 2 hours at minute 0 — at 12:00 AM, 2:00 AM, 4:00 AM, 6:00 AM, and so on. That's 12 executions per day.
The */2 step in the hour field means "every 2nd hour starting from 0." Combined with 0 in the minute field, the job fires exactly at even-numbered hours.
Every 2 hours is a common interval for data pipeline runs, report generation, and system maintenance tasks that don't need hourly frequency.