Every Day at 1 AM Cron Expression
Runs once daily at 01:00 server time.
Expression
0 1 * * *Try it in the tester →Field Breakdown
0
minute
1
hour
*
day-of-month
*
month
*
day-of-week
minuteat minute 0
hourat 1 AM (hour 1)
day-of-monthevery day (1–31)
monthevery month (1–12)
day-of-weekevery weekday (0=Sun – 6=Sat)
How It Works
Fires at 01:00 every day — a common slot for off-peak batch jobs after the midnight wave has cleared.
Example Run Times
- Mon 01:00:00
- Tue 01:00:00
- Wed 01:00:00
- Thu 01:00:00
- Fri 01:00:00
Frequently Asked Questions
Why pick 1 AM instead of midnight?
Lots of systems pile work onto `0 0 * * *`. Shifting to 01:00 spreads load and side-steps DST fall-back ambiguity around 00:00.