.github/workflows /scheduled.yaml

gistfile1.txt

name: Daily cron job at noon EST and 4PM EST
on:
  schedule:
    # minute, hour, day of month, month, day of week
    # runs at 12:00 EST and 4:00 EST Monday through Friday
    - cron: "0 20,21,16,17 * * 1-5"
  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
  workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
  cron:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check local time
        id: check_local_time
        env:
          TRIGGER: ${{ github.event_name }}
        run: |
          echo "Trigger: ${TRIGGER}"
          echo "Checking daylight saving time America/New_York = $(TZ="America/New_York" date +%H)"
          if [[ ${TRIGGER} == 'schedule' ]]; then
            if [ $(TZ="America/New_York" date +%H) -eq '16' ] || [ $(TZ="America/New_York" date +%H) -eq '12' ]; then 
                echo 'Time to run!'
            else
                echo "It's not local time in America/New_York. Waiting for next execution..."
                exit 1
            fi
          else
            echo 'Trigger is not cron, omitting time check!'
          fi
      - name: Daily cron job
        run: |
          curl --request GET \
          --url 'https://example.com/endpoint'