Every Year Cron Expression
Runs once per year — January 1 at midnight.
Expression
0 0 1 1 *Try it in the tester →Field Breakdown
0
minute
0
hour
1
day-of-month
1
month
*
day-of-week
minuteat minute 0
hourat midnight
day-of-monthat the 1st
monthat January
day-of-weekevery weekday (0=Sun – 6=Sat)
How It Works
Pinned to January 1 at 00:00 — fires exactly once per year.
Example Run Times
- 2026-01-01 00:00:00
- 2027-01-01 00:00:00
- 2028-01-01 00:00:00
- 2029-01-01 00:00:00
- 2030-01-01 00:00:00
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the same as `@yearly` / `@annually`?
Yes — both Vixie-cron aliases expand to `0 0 1 1 *`.