SimpleCronTabCron Every 6 Hours
0 */6 * * *Every 6 hours
Next 10 Executions
Times shown in UTC
- Mon, May 18, 202612:00
- Mon, May 18, 202618:00
- Tue, May 19, 202600:00
- Tue, May 19, 202606:00
- Tue, May 19, 202612:00
- Tue, May 19, 202618:00
- Wed, May 20, 202600:00
- Wed, May 20, 202606:00
- Wed, May 20, 202612:00
- Wed, May 20, 202618:00
Field Breakdown
0Minute
0
*/6Hour
Every 6 hours
*Day of Month
Every day
*Month
Every month
*Day of Week
Every day of week
About This Schedule
The cron expression 0 */6 * * * runs a job every 6 hours — at 12:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 6:00 PM. That's 4 executions per day, conveniently dividing the day into quarters.
This schedule is commonly used for periodic data exports, system health reports, DNS record updates, and SSL certificate renewal checks. The four-times-daily cadence aligns well with business quarters of the day.