Cron expression to run every year

To schedule a job to run every year, use this cron expression:

0 0 1 1 *
At 12:00 AM, on day 1 of the month, only in January

Next 5 runs (UTC)

#Run time (UTC)When
1Fri, Jan 1, 2027, 00:00:00 UTCin 195d 9h
2Sat, Jan 1, 2028, 00:00:00 UTCin 560d 9h
3Mon, Jan 1, 2029, 00:00:00 UTCin 926d 9h
4Tue, Jan 1, 2030, 00:00:00 UTCin 1291d 9h
5Wed, Jan 1, 2031, 00:00:00 UTCin 1656d 9h

Adjust it

0 0 1 1 *
Get this as JSON (developer API)
curl "https://cron.wrapper-agency.com/api/v1/cron?expr=0%200%201%201%20*&tz=UTC"

Free cron API — no key during beta. Parsing is standard 5-field (or 6-field with seconds) cron, computed with cron-parser.

Other common schedules

See the full breakdown on the 0 0 1 1 * page.