cron
usa o relógio do sistema, que verifica a cada minuto. Para alterações no relógio do sistema, a seguinte extração da página man
pode ser útil:
Special considerations exist when the clock is changed by less than 3 hours, for example at the beginning and end of daylight savings time. If the time has moved forwards, those jobs which would have run in the time that was skipped will be run soon after the change. Conversely, if the time has moved backwards by less than 3 hours, those jobs that fall into the repeated time will not be re-run.