Cron Every 20 Minutes

*/20 * * * *

Every 20 minutes

Next 10 Executions

Times shown in UTC

  • Mon, May 18, 202608:20
  • Mon, May 18, 202608:40
  • Mon, May 18, 202609:00
  • Mon, May 18, 202609:20
  • Mon, May 18, 202609:40
  • Mon, May 18, 202610:00
  • Mon, May 18, 202610:20
  • Mon, May 18, 202610:40
  • Mon, May 18, 202611:00
  • Mon, May 18, 202611:20

Field Breakdown

*/20
Minute
Every 20 minutes
*
Hour
Every hour
*
Day of Month
Every day
*
Month
Every month
*
Day of Week
Every day of week

About This Schedule

The cron expression */20 * * * * runs a job every 20 minutes — at :00, :20, and :40 each hour. That's 3 executions per hour, or 72 per day.

Every 20 minutes is a practical interval for tasks like database backups, log rotation checks, and periodic data exports. Since 60 divides evenly by 20, the intervals are perfectly uniform.

Frequently Asked Questions