---
title: "Calendar aligned renewals"
description: "Let new subscriptions renew on the 1st of the month, quarter or year instead of on their start date anniversary. The first, shorter period is invoiced prorated."
url: https://www.fenerum.com/en-DK/docs/billing/subscriptions/calendar-aligned-renewals/
updated_at: "2026-11-11T09:00:00"
---
By default, a subscription renews on the anniversary of its start date: a monthly subscription that starts on January 15
renews on the 15th of every month. With **Calendar aligned** renewal, the subscription instead renews on fixed calendar
dates, such as the 1st of every month. The first, shorter period up to that date is invoiced prorated.

**Note: Forward-charged subscriptions only**

Calendar aligned renewal is only available for subscriptions on
[forward-charging](https://www.fenerum.com/en-DK/docs/billing/subscriptions/charging-options.md) plan terms.

## How it works

A calendar aligned subscription renews on these dates:

| Billing frequency                                                                    | Renews on                                                                            |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Monthly                                                                              | The 1st of every month                                                               |
| Every 2, 3, 4 or 6 months                                                            | The 1st of each period, counted from January (quarterly: Jan 1, Apr 1, Jul 1, Oct 1) |
| Yearly or every 12 months                                                            | January 1                                                                            |
| Weekly                                                                               | Mondays                                                                              |
| Daily                                                                                | Every day (no change)                                                                |

When you create the subscription, Fenerum automatically:

- **Starts it right away** and issues an invoice for the days up to the first renewal date, prorated by the number of
  days, like other partial-period charges in Fenerum.
- **Renews it in full** on every renewal date after that.

If the subscription starts exactly on a renewal date, for example on the 1st of the month, the first invoice is a normal
full period.

## Creating a calendar aligned subscription

You need the **Full access to billing** permission.

1. Go to the account and click **+Add subscription**.
1. Fill in the plan, price, quantity and the other usual fields.
1. Open **Advanced settings** and set **Renewal alignment** to **Calendar aligned**.
1. Check **First period** and **First period price** in the Subscription Summary. They show the prorated period up to
   the first renewal date.
1. Click **Save**. The prorated invoice is issued right away.

## Making it the default

If most of your subscriptions should renew on calendar dates, you can make **Calendar aligned** the default on the
subscription form.

1. Go to **Settings** and open the **Invoice** tab.
1. Set **Default billing alignment** to **Calendar aligned**.
1. Click **Save**.

The setting only changes the default value on the form. You can still choose **Subscription start date** on each new
subscription, and existing subscriptions are not changed.

## Example

A customer subscribes to a monthly plan at DKK 310 on January 11, with **Calendar aligned** renewal.

- January 11: an invoice for January 11–31 (21 of 31 days), prorated to DKK 210.00.
- February 1 and onwards: an invoice for DKK 310.00 for the full month, on the 1st of every month.

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