Custom Cron Expression

Following are the few examples for Cron expression:
EXPRESSION
MEANS
0 0 12 * * ?
Fire at 12:00 PM (noon) every day
0 15 10 ? * *
Fire at 10:15 AM every day
0 15 10 * * ?
Fire at 10:15 AM every day
0 15 10 * * ? *
Fire at 10:15 AM every day
0 15 10 * * ? 2005
Fire at 10:15 AM every day during the year 2005
0 * 14 * * ?
Fire every minute starting at 2:00 PM and ending at 2:59 PM, every day
0 0/5 14 * * ?
Fire every 5 minutes starting at 2:00 PM and ending at 2:55 PM, every day
0 0/5 14,18 * * ?
Fire every 5 minutes starting at 2:00 PM and ending at 2:55 PM, AND fire every 5 minutes starting at 6:00 PM and ending at 6:55 PM, every day
0 0-5 14 * * ?
Fire every minute starting at 2:00 PM and ending at 2:05 PM, every
0 10,44 14 ? 3 WED
Fire at 2:10 PM and at 2:44 PM every Wednesday in the month of March
0 15 10 ? * MON-FRI
Fire at 10:15 AM every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
0 15 10 15 * ?
Fire at 10:15 AM on the 15th day of every month
0 15 10 L * ?
Fire at 10:15 AM on the last day of every month
0 15 10 ? * 6L
Fire at 10:15 AM on the last Friday of every month
0 15 10 ? * 6L 2002-2005
Fire at 10:15 AM on every last Friday of every month during the years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005
0 15 10 ? * 6#3
Fire at 10:15 AM on the third Friday of every month
0 0 12 1/5 * ?
Fire at 12 PM (noon) every 5 days every month, starting on the first day of the month
0 11 11 11 11 ?
Fire every November 11 at 11:11 AM
0 * * ? * *
Every minute
0 */2 * ? * *
Every even minute
0 1/2 * ? * *
Every uneven minute
0 */2 * ? * *
Every 2 minutes
0 */3 * ? * *
Every 3 minutes
0 */4 * ? * *
Every 4 minutes
0 */5 * ? * *
Every 5 minutes
0 */10 * ? * *
Every 10 minutes
0 */15 * ? * *
Every 15 minutes
0 */30 * ? * *
Every 30 minutes
0 15,30,45 * ? * *
Every hour at minutes 15, 30 and 45
0 0 * ? * *
Every hour
0 0 */2 ? * *
Every hour
0 0 0/2 ? * *
Every even hour
0 0 1/2 ? * *
Every uneven hour
0 0 0/3 1/1 * ? *
Every three hours
0 0 0/4 1/1 * ? *
Every four hours
0 0 0/6 1/1 * ? *
Every six hours
0 0 0/8 1/1 * ? *
Every eight hours
0 0 0/12 1/1 * ? *
Every twelve hours
0 0 0 * * ?
Every day at midnight - 12am
0 0 1 * * ?
Every day at 1am
0 0 6 * * ?
Every day at 6am
0 0 12 * * ?
Every day at noon - 12pm
0 0 12 ? * SUN *
Every Sunday at noon
0 0 12 ? * MON *
Every Monday at noon
0 0 12 ? * TUE *
Every Tuesday at noon
0 0 12 ? * WED *
Every Wednesday at noon
0 0 12 ? * THU *
Every Thursday at noon
0 0 12 ? * FRI *
Every Friday at noon
0 0 12 ? * SAT *
Every Saturday at noon
0 0 12 ? * MON,TUE,WED,THU,FRI *
Every Weekday at noon
0 0 12 ? * SAT,SUN *
Every Saturday and Sunday at noon
0 0 12 */7 * ?
Every 7 days at noon
0 0 12 1 * ?
Every month on the 1st, at noon
0 0 12 2 * ?
Every month on the 2nd, at noon
0 0 12 15 * ?
Every month on the 15th, at noon
0 0 12 1/2 * ?
Every 2 months on the 1st, at noon
0 0 12 1/4 * ?
Every 4 months on the 1st, at noon
0 0 12 L * ?
Every month on the last day of the month, at noon
0 0 12 LW * ?
Every month on the last weekday, at noon
0 0 12 ? 1/1 SUN#4 *
Every month on the last Sunday, at noon
0 0 12 ? 1/1 MON#4 *
Every month on the last Monday, at noon
0 0 12 ? 1/1 FRI#4 *
Every month on the last Friday, at noon
0 0 12 1W * ?
Every month on the nearest Weekday to the 1st of the month, at noon
0 0 12 15W * ?
Every month on the nearest Weekday to the 15th of the month, at noon
0 0 12 ? * 2#1
Every month on the first Monday of the Month, at noon
0 0 12 ? * 6#1
Every month on the first Friday of the Month, at noon
0 0 12 ? * 2#2
Every month on the second Monday of the Month, at noon
0 0 12 ? * 5#3
Every month on the third Thursday of the Month, at noon - 12pm
0 0 12 ? JAN *
Every day at noon in January only
0 0 12 ? JUN *
Every day at noon in June only
0 0 12 ? JAN,JUN *
Every day at noon in January and June
0 0 12 ? DEC *
Every day at noon in December only
0 0 12 ? JAN,FEB,MAR,APR *
Every day at noon in January, February, March, and April
0 0 12 ? 9-12 *
Every day at noon between September and December
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