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Cron Next Run Calculator

Validate standard five-field cron syntax and preview the next five or ten runs in a selected time zone.

Supports *, */5, lists, ranges and numeric fields. Not Quartz or EventBridge.

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About Cron Next Run Calculator

Preview concrete upcoming dates for a schedule rather than only reading its description.

Input is processed locally in your browser and is not sent to Navorika.

How the calculation works

Five fields

Minute, hour, day of month, month and day of week are evaluated in that order.

Time zones

The declared cron parser applies the selected IANA zone, including daylight-saving transitions where applicable.

How to use this tool

  1. 1Enter a standard five-field expression.
  2. 2Select a time zone.
  3. 3Choose five or ten results.
  4. 4Copy the ISO timestamps if needed.

Understanding the result

Each displayed timestamp is later than the current instant.

The formatted date uses the selected zone; copied ISO timestamps use UTC notation.

Important limitations

  • Only numeric fields, *, steps, lists and ranges are accepted by this UI.
  • This is not Quartz or EventBridge syntax and has no seconds or year field.

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Frequently asked questions

Does */5 mean every five minutes?

Yes when used in the minute field.

Does it support time zones?

Yes, from the provided IANA time-zone choices including the browser zone.

How is this different from Cron Humanizer?

This tool focuses on concrete future execution times; the humanizer focuses on plain-English interpretation.

Use with

These tools support a practical next or previous step in the same workflow.

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