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Run Quarterly (Every 3 Months)

Execute a task on the first day of every quarter (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct).

Cron Expression
0 0 1 */3 *

Expression Breakdown

0
Minute
At minute 0
0
Hour
At midnight (00:00)
1
Day of Month
On the 1st
*/3
Month
Every 3 months
*
Day of Week
Every day of the week

Next 10 scheduled runs

#Date & TimeRelative
1Thu, Jan 1, 12:00 AMin 5 days
2Wed, Apr 1, 12:00 AMin 95 days
3Wed, Jul 1, 12:00 AMin 186 days
4Thu, Oct 1, 12:00 AMin 278 days
5Fri, Jan 1, 12:00 AMin 370 days
6Thu, Apr 1, 12:00 AMin 460 days
7Thu, Jul 1, 12:00 AMin 551 days
8Fri, Oct 1, 12:00 AMin 643 days
9Sat, Jan 1, 12:00 AMin 735 days
10Sat, Apr 1, 12:00 AMin 826 days

Common Use Cases

  • Quarterly reports
  • Fiscal reviews
  • Performance evaluations

Integration Example

crontab
# Add to crontab -e
0 0 1 */3 * /path/to/script.sh && curl -fsS https://haspulse.dev/ping/YOUR_CHECK_ID

Related Patterns

0 0 1 * *
Run Monthly on the 1st
0 0 1 1 *
Run Yearly on January 1st
0 0 1,15 * *
Run Twice Monthly (1st and 15th)

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