Cron: 1st of the month at 9 AM
Runs the job at 9 AM on the first of every month.
0 9 1 * *At 09:00 on the 1st of every month.
Field breakdown
| Minute | Hour | Day of month | Month | Day of week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 9 | 1 | * | * |
The five fields are, in order: minute (0–59), hour (0–23), day of month (1–31), month (1–12), and day of week (0–6, Sunday = 0).
Common use case
Beginning-of-month reports or billing runs scheduled during business hours.
Watch out for
Setting both day-of-month and day-of-week is an OR in most cron flavors, which can fire more often than expected — keep one as *.
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