SimpleCronTabCron Every 2 Months
0 0 1 */2 *On day 1st of January, March, May, July, September, and November at 12:00 AM
Next 10 Executions
Times shown in UTC
- Wed, Jul 1, 202600:00
- Tue, Sep 1, 202600:00
- Sun, Nov 1, 202600:00
- Fri, Jan 1, 202700:00
- Mon, Mar 1, 202700:00
- Sat, May 1, 202700:00
- Thu, Jul 1, 202700:00
- Wed, Sep 1, 202700:00
- Mon, Nov 1, 202700:00
- Sat, Jan 1, 202800:00
Field Breakdown
0Minute
0
0Hour
0
1Day of Month
1
*/2Month
Every 2 months
*Day of Week
Every day of week
About This Schedule
The cron expression 0 0 1 */2 * fires at midnight on the 1st of every 2nd month — January, March, May, July, September, and November. The */2 step in the month field means "every 2nd month starting from 1."
Bimonthly schedules are useful for periodic audits, bi-monthly reporting, certificate renewal checks, and seasonal data processing. Six executions per year provides regular attention without monthly overhead.
For the alternate months (February, April, June, etc.), use 0 0 1 2-12/2 *. To run on a different day, change the day-of-month: 0 0 15 */2 * runs on the 15th of every other month.