SpringCronTools

example · 6 fields

Spring Cron Expression for Last Friday

Runs at 00:00:00 on the last Friday of every month.

spring cron

0 0 0 * * 5L

javaJava @Scheduled

@Scheduled(cron = "0 0 0 * * 5L")

fieldsField breakdown

SEC0at second 00-59
MIN0at minute 00-59
HR0at 00:000-23
DOM*on every day of the month1-31 · L · W
MON*in every month1-12 · JAN-DEC
DOW5Lon the last Friday of the month0-7 · MON-SUN · L · #

next runsNext executions (UTC)

Next execution times in UTC
time	date	in
00:00:00	Fri, 30 Oct 2026	—
00:00:00	Fri, 27 Nov 2026	—
00:00:00	Fri, 25 Dec 2026	—
00:00:00	Fri, 29 Jan 2027	—
00:00:00	Fri, 26 Feb 2027	—

mistakesCommon mistakes

Copying the number from a Quartz expression: Quartz 6L means last Friday, Spring 5L does. The two dialects number days differently.
Reading "L" in day-of-week as "last week" — it means "last occurrence of that weekday in the month".

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Questions

Is 5L the last Friday in Spring?: Yes. Spring numbers days of the week 0-7 with 0 = Sunday, so 5 is Friday and 5L is the last Friday of the month. The Quartz equivalent is 6L.