Every Quarter Cron Expression
Runs on the 1st of Jan, Apr, Jul, and Oct at midnight.
Expression
0 0 1 1,4,7,10 *Try it in the tester →Field Breakdown
0
minute
0
hour
1
day-of-month
1,4,7,10
month
*
day-of-week
minuteat minute 0
hourat midnight
day-of-monthat the 1st
monthJanuary, April, July, October
day-of-weekevery weekday (0=Sun – 6=Sat)
How It Works
Month list `1,4,7,10` combined with day-of-month 1 — fires four times per year on the first day of each calendar quarter.
Example Run Times
- Jan 1 00:00:00
- Apr 1 00:00:00
- Jul 1 00:00:00
- Oct 1 00:00:00
- Jan 1 00:00:00 (next year)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I shift to fiscal-year quarters starting in February?
Change the month list to `2,5,8,11`: `0 0 1 2,5,8,11 *` fires Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1, Nov 1.