What is the cron expression for every 6 hours?

0 */6 * * *. In words: At 00:00, 06:00, 12:00 and 18:00, every day. It runs in the time zone of the machine or service that runs it.

How do I write it for Quartz, Spring, GitHub Actions or AWS?

GitHub Actions: 0 */6 * * *. Kubernetes CronJob: 0 */6 * * *. Quartz: 0 0 */6 * * ?. Spring @Scheduled: 0 0 */6 * * *. AWS EventBridge: cron(0 */6 * * ? *).

Can I check when it runs next?

Yes. The tool above lists the next runs in your time zone or any other, shows a month calendar of runs, and warns about runs the clocks skip or repeat. Nothing is uploaded.

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SchedulerTime zone

Cron expression (Linux crontab)

Minute0–59

Hour0–23

everyfrom

Day of month1–31

Month1–12 or JAN–DEC

Day of week0–7 (0 and 7 = Sunday) or SUN–SAT

Common schedules

How to write it in Linux crontab

0 */6 * * * /path/to/command

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Cron Every 6 Hours

Runs at 00:00, 06:00, 12:00 and 18:00 every day.

0 */6 * * *

At 00:00, 06:00, 12:00 and 18:00, every day.

Field by field

Field	Value	Means
Minute	0	minutes 0
Hour	*/6	hours 0, 6, 12 and 18
Day of month	*	every day
Month	*	every month
Day of week	*	every day

Other common schedules

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cron expression for every 6 hours?: 0 */6 * * *. In words: At 00:00, 06:00, 12:00 and 18:00, every day. It runs in the time zone of the machine or service that runs it.
How do I write it for Quartz, Spring, GitHub Actions or AWS?: GitHub Actions: 0 */6 * * *. Kubernetes CronJob: 0 */6 * * *. Quartz: 0 0 */6 * * ?. Spring @Scheduled: 0 0 */6 * * *. AWS EventBridge: cron(0 */6 * * ? *).
Can I check when it runs next?: Yes. The tool above lists the next runs in your time zone or any other, shows a month calendar of runs, and warns about runs the clocks skip or repeat. Nothing is uploaded.

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