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Cron expression for every 15 minutes during business hours
The cron expression for every 15 minutes during business hours is */15 9-17 * * 1-5.
In plain English: every 15 minutes of between 9-17 on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri.
Field by field
| Field | Value | Means |
|---|---|---|
| minute | */15 | 0, 15, 30, 45 |
| hour | 9-17 | 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| day | * | every day of the month |
| month | * | every month |
| weekday | 1-5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |
Times it fires
Server local time, on every day the schedule matches.
09:00 · 09:15 · 09:30 · 09:45 · 10:00 · 10:15 · 10:30 · 10:45 · 11:00 · 11:15 · 11:30 · 11:45 · 12:00 · 12:15 · 12:30 · 12:45 · 13:00 · 13:15 · 13:30 · 13:45 · 14:00 · 14:15 · 14:30 · 14:45 · 15:00 · 15:15 · 15:30 · 15:45 · 16:00 · 16:15 · 16:30 · 16:45 · 17:00 · 17:15 · 17:30 · 17:45
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