Monthly (First Day) Cron

Execute tasks on the first day of every month at midnight using 0 0 1 * *. Perfect for monthly billing, reporting, and maintenance tasks.

Cron Expression

0 0 1 * *

Human Explanation

At 00:00 on day-of-month 1.

Common Use Cases

  • Process monthly billing
  • Generate monthly reports
  • Perform monthly maintenance

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Cron Expression

0 0 1 * *

Explanation

At 00:00 on day-of-month 1.

Next 5 Runs

2025-01-01 00:00:00 (UTC)
2025-02-01 00:00:00 (UTC)
2025-03-01 00:00:00 (UTC)
2025-04-01 00:00:00 (UTC)
2025-05-01 00:00:00 (UTC)

Cron Examples

Every Minute Cron

* * * * *

Every 5 Minutes Cron

*/5 * * * *

Every 15 Minutes Cron

*/15 * * * *

Every 30 Minutes Cron

*/30 * * * *

Hourly Cron

0 * * * *

Every 2 Hours Cron

0 */2 * * *

Daily at Midnight Cron

0 0 * * *

Daily at Noon Cron

0 12 * * *

Weekly on Sunday Cron

0 0 * * 0

Weekly on Monday Cron

0 0 * * 1

Monthly (First Day) Cron

0 0 1 * *

Yearly Cron

0 0 1 1 *

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