At what time does cron execute daily scripts?
Approximately 7:35am, but the exact timing will depend on anacron.
By default cron delegates the running of /etc/cron.daily jobs to anacron. /etc/crontab contains the line:
25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
but this defines the behaviour if anacron is not installed
With anacron installed, the running of cron.daily jobs is controlled by the entry in /etc/anacrontab:
1 5 cron.daily nice run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily
which says run these jobs once per day, with a delay of 5 minutes.
anacron itself is run by cron, as specified in the file /etc/cron.d/anacron, which runs anacron at 7:30am.
Looking at /etc/crontab
it should run at 06:25.
17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly )
52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly )
As indicated by other answers, the result depends on whether anacron is installed. On a desktop, it is installed by default, BUT crucially it is not installed in the server distribution. So the answer is around 06:25 on a server and about 07:35 on a desktop.