Cron Wizard
Deconstruct and validate crontab expressions with natural language.
At 12:00 AM, on day 1 of the month
Natural Language Description
Cheat Sheet
Minute
Range: 0 - 59
Special: * , - /
Hour
Range: 0 - 23
Special: * , - /
Day of Month
Range: 1 - 31
Special: * , - / L W ?
Month
Range: 1 - 12 (JAN-DEC)
Special: * , - /
Day of Week
Range: 0 - 6 (SUN-SAT)
Special: * , - / L # ?
Next 5 Forecasts
1
Sun Feb 01 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)2
Sun Mar 01 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)3
Wed Apr 01 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)4
Fri May 01 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)5
Mon Jun 01 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)Calculated using local browser time
Cron Schedule: first day of month
The cron expression 0 0 1 * * is used to schedule a task to run first day of month.
How to use this expression
- Copy the expression:
0 0 1 * * - Open your terminal and type
crontab -eto edit your cron jobs. - Paste the expression at the end of the file, followed by the command you want to run.
Example:
0 0 1 * * /path/to/your/script.shOur Cron Wizard above provides a natural language breakdown of this expression and shows you exactly when the next 5 runs will occur based on your local timezone.