Business & Reporting
First day every 3 months at 6 AM
Quarterly report. This page shows you how to implement this cron schedule with detailed examples and execution times.
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Runs per day
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Next executions
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Expression length
Cron Expression
0 6 1 */3 *
Human Readable
At minute 0, hour 6, day 1, month */3
Field Breakdown
| Field | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | 0 | When during the hour (0-59) |
| Hour | 6 | What hour of the day (0-23) |
| Day | 1 | What day of the month (1-31) |
| Month | */3 | What month (1-12) |
| Day of Week | * | What day of the week (0-7, 0=Sunday) |
Implementation Examples
Linux Crontab
0 6 1 */3 * /path/to/your/script.sh
Add this line to your crontab file using crontab -e
Docker Compose
services:
cron-job:
image: your-app:latest
command: |
sh -c 'echo "0 6 1 */3 * /app/script.sh" | crontab - && crond -f'
Kubernetes CronJob
apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
name: first-day-every-3-months-at-6-am
spec:
schedule: "0 6 1 */3 *"
jobTemplate:
spec:
template:
spec:
containers:
- name: job
image: your-app:latest
command: ["/app/script.sh"]
restartPolicy: OnFailure
GitHub Actions
name: First day every 3 months at 6 AM
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 6 1 */3 *'
jobs:
run:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run task
run: ./script.sh
Common Use Cases
Quarterly report
- • Automated business reports
- • Sales and analytics summaries
- • Team notifications and updates
- • Monthly and quarterly reviews
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