Cron Expression
0 0 * * 4
Cron Expression: Cron Every Thursday
Learn how to create a cron expression for 'cron every thursday'. Runs every Thursday at midnight with our free cron generator tool.
Expression Breakdown
0
Minute(0-59)
0
Hour(0-23)
*
Day(1-31)
*
Month(1-12)
4
Weekday(0-6)
| Field | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | 0 | At minute 0 |
| Hour | 0 | At hour 0 |
| Day of Month | * | Any day |
| Month | * | Any month |
| Day of Week | 4 | Thursday |
This cron expression represents: cron every thursday
Cron Expression
0 0 * * 4
What This Expression Does
Runs every Thursday at midnight. In cron’s day-of-week field, days are numbered from Sunday: 0 = Sunday, so 4 = Thursday. The named form THU is also accepted: 0 0 * * THU.
Use Cases
This cron schedule is commonly used for:
- Pre-weekend deploy freezes or release-candidate builds
- Weekly invoicing or payroll preparation runs
- Refreshing staging environments before Friday QA
- Reminder emails ahead of end-of-week deadlines
How to Use
- Copy the cron expression above
- Open your crontab with
crontab -e - Add a new line with:
0 0 * * 4 /path/to/your/script.sh - Save and exit
Alternative Formats
-
Thursday at 7:30am:
30 7 * * 4 /path/to/script.sh -
Thursday by name:
0 0 * * THU /path/to/script.sh -
With logging:
0 0 * * 4 /path/to/script.sh >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1