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First Day of Month
Run a cron job on the first day of every month. Ideal for monthly billing and reports.
0 0 1 * *Runs at midnight on the 1st day of every month.
Customize This Schedule
The cron expression for "First Day of Month" is pre-loaded below. Modify any field to create your custom schedule.
Cron Expression0 0 1 * *
HUMAN READABLEAt 12:00 AM, on day 1 of the month
NEXT SCHEDULED RUNS
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Common Use Cases
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Monthly billing•
Invoice generation•
Monthly reports•
Subscription renewalsImplementation Guide
Code examples for implementing this cron schedule in different languages and platforms.
Alternative Expressions
These cron expressions achieve the same schedule:
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0 0 1 * *•
@monthly