Run Job on Thursday Evening | CronBase

cron expression Standard
$ 45 22 * * 4

Every Thursday evening at 10:45 PM

45
Minute
22
Hour
*
Day of Month
*
Month
4
Day of Week

* In a Nutshell

The cron expression 45 22 * * 4 runs Every Thursday evening at 10:45 PM. This cadence is ideal for tasks that need to run weekly but can tolerate a specific, predictable late-night slot. It’s perfect for generating weekly reports or performing system maintenance without impacting business hours, ensuring data consistency before the new week begins.

* When to use this

Use 45 22 * * 4 when a recurring task needs to run Every Thursday evening at 10:45 PM. It uses Standard (5-Field POSIX) syntax, supported by Unix cron daemons, cloud schedulers such as AWS EventBridge, and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes CronJob.

CronBase parses 45 22 * * 4 using a dialect-aware rules engine that identifies the Standard (5-Field POSIX) format, validates field structure against the Standard (5-Field POSIX) specification, and produces the translation above. Next run times are calculated by forward-scanning from the current UTC clock. Learn how CronBase works.

AWS EventBridge Equivalent

Standard cron expressions often need conversion for AWS EventBridge schedules.

EventBridge Rule
cron(45 22 ? * 4 *)

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