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Cron expression: every quarter

Runs at 00:00 on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1.

0 0 1 1,4,7,10 *

Field by field

FieldValueMeaning
Minute0At minute 0
Hour0At hour 00:00
Day of month1At day of the month 1
Month1,4,7,10Only January and April and July and October
Day of week*Every day of the week

Typical uses

  • Quarterly reports
  • Quarterly key rotation

Related schedules

Every month (1st, midnight)0 0 1 * *Every month on the 15th0 0 15 * *Last day of the month (workaround)0 0 28-31 * *Every 6 months0 0 1 1,7 *Every year (Jan 1, midnight)0 0 1 1 *

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