* * * * * command to be executed - - - - - | | | | | | | | | +----- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0) | | | +------- month (1 - 12) | | +--------- day of month (1 - 31) | +----------- hour (0 - 23) +------------- min (0 - 59) With the 5th field, you cannot set 'the 26th friday'. But: 0 12 * * 5 (( `date +%W` == 26 ))&&your_command will check if week number is 26 each friday at 12:00 AND if true, launch your_command...