SimpleCronTabCron Every 2 Hours on Weekdays
0 */2 * * 1-5Every weekday from 12:00 AM to 12:59 AM, 2:00 AM to 2:59 AM, 4:00 AM to 4:59 AM, 6:00 AM to 6:59 AM, 8:00 AM to 8:59 AM, 10:00 AM to 10:59 AM, 12:00 PM to 12:59 PM, 2:00 PM to 2:59 PM, 4:00 PM to 4:59 PM, 6:00 PM to 6:59 PM, 8:00 PM to 8:59 PM, and 10:00 PM to 10:59 PM
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
0*/2**1-5About This Schedule
The cron expression 0 */2 * * 1-5 triggers every 2 hours on weekdays — at midnight, 2 AM, 4 AM, 6 AM, 8 AM, 10 AM, noon, 2 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM, 8 PM, and 10 PM, Monday through Friday.
With 12 executions per weekday (60 per week), this is a good cadence for regular but not aggressive monitoring: bi-hourly data sync, periodic resource utilization checks, regular inventory updates, and medium-frequency analytics refreshes.
To restrict to business hours, combine with an hour range: 0 8-18/2 * * 1-5 runs every 2 hours from 8 AM to 6 PM on weekdays. For a slightly different offset, 0 1-23/2 * * 1-5 starts at 1 AM instead of midnight.