Cron @yearly — Run Once a Year
Cron @yearly (also @annually) is equivalent to 0 0 1 1 * — runs once per year at midnight on January 1st.
@yearly
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“At 12:00 AM, on day 1 of the month, only in January”
Next execution dates
- Fri, Jan 1, 2027, 12:00:00 AMin 204 days
- Sat, Jan 1, 2028, 12:00:00 AMin 569 days
- Mon, Jan 1, 2029, 12:00:00 AMin 935 days
- Tue, Jan 1, 2030, 12:00:00 AMin 1300 days
- Wed, Jan 1, 2031, 12:00:00 AMin 1665 days
Visual builder
Pick how often the job should run. The expression updates automatically.
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How cron syntax works
A standard cron expression has five fields, separated by spaces.
| Minute | Hour | Day of month | Month | Day of week |
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| 0 - 59 | 0 - 23 | 1 - 31 | 1 - 12 | 0 - 6 (Sun-Sat) |
*Any value* * * * * — every minute
,Value list separator0 9,17 * * * — at 9 AM and 5 PM
-Range of values0 9-17 * * * — every hour 9 AM–5 PM
/Step values*/15 * * * * — every 15 minutes
?No specific value (Quartz)0 0 12 ? * MON
LLast (day of month/week)0 0 L * ? — last day of month
Common cron expressions
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When to use this schedule
@yearly (also accepted as @annually) triggers at midnight on January 1st each year. Use for annual compliance report generation, once-a-year license renewal checks, archiving the previous year's data, and annual database statistics refreshes.