⏰Cron Schedules

Quarterly (Every 3 Months)

Run on the first day of January, April, July, and October.

Pattern

0 0 1 1,4,7,10 *

Explanation

Runs at midnight on the 1st of months 1, 4, 7, and 10 - perfect for quarterly reports.

Examples

Cron Expression

Output

0 0 1 1,4,7,10 *

Runs On

Output

Jan 1, Apr 1, Jul 1, Oct 1

Code Examples

Crontab

# Crontab entry
0 0 1 1,4,7,10 * /path/to/quarterly-report.sh

# Breakdown:
# 0       - At minute 0
# 0       - At hour 0 (midnight)
# 1       - On day 1
# 1,4,7,10 - In months Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
# *       - Any day of week

Node.js

// Node-cron
const cron = require('node-cron');

cron.schedule('0 0 1 1,4,7,10 *', () => {
  const month = new Date().getMonth() + 1;
  const quarter = Math.ceil(month / 3);

  console.log(`Running Q${quarter} report`);
  generateQuarterlyReport(quarter);
});

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💡 Tips

Perfect for financial quarter reports
Add quarter number to report names
Consider running day after (2nd) to include all Q data
Send stakeholder emails after completion
Archive previous quarter data
Fiscal year may differ from calendar year

⚠️ Common Pitfalls

Fiscal quarters may not align with calendar
Consider timezone for global companies
Long-running reports may need optimization
System downtime on 1st means missed report