Cron tool / Every 6 hours
Cron expression for "every 6 hours"
The cron expression is 0 */6 * * * — On the hour, every 6 hours.
This schedule means
On the hour, every 6 hours
Next 5 runs (your timezone — UTC)
- 5/27/2026, 6:00:00 PM
- 5/28/2026, 12:00:00 AM
- 5/28/2026, 6:00:00 AM
- 5/28/2026, 12:00:00 PM
- 5/28/2026, 6:00:00 PM
Using it
In a crontab, you'd write 0 */6 * * * /path/to/your/command. Most schedulers (Linux cron, Vercel Cron, GitHub Actions, Laravel, node-cron) accept this 5-field format.
Monitor a "every 6 hours" job
Cronmint runs 0 */6 * * *for you, logs every run, and emails or Slacks you the moment it fails — or silently doesn't run.