# Can I target weekday visitors during business hours only?

Asked by callie_m on 2026-01-14. Tags: cql, audiences.

Got a "book a demo with us today" banner that should only show when the sales
team is actually at their desks. Weekdays I have working:

```cql
today's weekday is "monday" or today's weekday is "tuesday" or today's weekday is "wednesday" or today's weekday is "thursday" or today's weekday is "friday"
```

Can I take it further and restrict to 9 to 5 as well? If not, whats the closest
I can get.

## 2 answers

### Answer from tomh_dev (2026-01-14)

First, you can shorten the weekday part by inverting it:

```cql
not (today's weekday is "saturday" or today's weekday is "sunday")
```

For the hours, the `now` variable supports comparisons, so time-based logic is
possible on top of the weekday check. Before saving anything to the audience,
test the exact expression from your browser console:

```js
croct.evaluate('today\'s weekday is "monday"').then(console.log);
```

That returns the live result for your own session, which is much faster than
publish-and-refresh cycles. Build the time clause the same way, evaluate it in
the console until it flips true and false when you expect, then paste the final
condition into the audience.

#### Reply from callie_m (2026-01-15)

The console trick is handy, cheers. Got the full condition working.

### Answer from Anika Sharma (2026-01-15)

One thing to decide before you ship this: whose 9 to 5? Time comparisons run
against a clock, but your visitors are spread across time zones. The visitor's
time zone is available as a signal (`location`'s `timeZone`), so you can choose
between "show it when OUR sales team is online" and "show it during THE
VISITOR'S business hours".

For a book-a-demo banner the first one is usually what you want, since the
promise is that someone will pick up. Just be aware a Monday 9am visitor in
Sydney is your Sunday evening, so if you sell internationally the banner may
show at odd moments unless you account for it.