Hours of the Day — Clockwork Bwitches!
“There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.”
Time Isn’t Neutral
Let’s get this out of the way: the hours of the day will affect each of us differently. Are you a morning person? Some of you are. Me? Not so much. (As I’m updating this and as I got older, I am finding myself to be a Morning Person but still very much a Night person too.) But here’s the bottom line, if working at a certain hour will get you the best results, then you either set the alarm or stay your ass up late and do it. That’s the work.
Magical timing isn’t about convenience; it’s about current. And if you can learn how the hours breathe, your craft gains teeth.
Anchors of the Day: Common-Sense Witchery
Some timing is just obvious, and ignoring it is silly.
Sunrise → New beginnings, fresh starts, cleansing rituals. Perfect for ritual baths.
Morning → Renewal and energy. A great time to meditate before the noise of the day begins.
Noon → The day’s balance point. Center, justice, clarity, and rebalancing work.
Sunset → Release. Good for banishings, endings, and letting things drop away.
Night → Work with the Moon, whatever phase She’s in. Ancestor contact, dreaming, psychic work thrive here.
As with many things in your own Praxis, feel the energies of these times and add to what they may tell you. How do they show up in your work?
When You’re Running Late
I’ll be real with you: I have a habit of running late. Doesn’t matter how early I wake up, somehow I’m rushing out the door. If that’s you, too, this chant has saved me countless times.
When you’re getting ready, when you’re leaving, focus on where you need to be, visualize yourself arriving on time, and chant:
Gods bless and Gods see,
Gods clear a way for me please,
On time to [insert destination] I shall be,
Bend time just for me.
Time slows just enough to slip through. Traffic clears. Gaps open. And yes, say thank you when it works.
Numerology of the Hours (1–12)
Each number holds a frequency. These aren’t arbitrary; they echo through tarot, numerology, and lived experience. Here’s how to ride them:
1 AM/PM — Ones
Fresh starts. Plant seeds for bigger projects, or plant thought patterns. Workings for self-development thrive here.
2 AM/PM — Twos
Unions and separations. Bring people together or wedge them apart. Great for relationship work, contracts, or even recovering what’s owed to you.
3 AM/PM — Threes
Expansion. Two forces create a third, so work for growth, networking, outreach. Note: 3 AM is thin. Spirit world contact is sharp, the veil is easy to pierce.
4 AM/PM — Fours
Foundation. Four is a square — solid, rooted, pillars that don’t move. Use this time for permanence, core beliefs, and protection spells for home.
5 AM/PM — Fives
Change, health, upheaval. Like the Tower card, this time can be chaotic but cleansing. Great for health work, breaking stagnation, or transmuting frustration. Be gentle with yourself here.
6 AM/PM — Sixes
Pathfinding and choice. Six follows the chaos of five with recovery and options. Work for healing, choosing your direction, or moving deeper into an already-started path.
7 AM/PM — Sevens
Trials and wisdom. A wake-up call hour. Workings to alert, to nag, to push someone into action. Shadow work and facing your own shit flourish here.
8 AM/PM — Eights
Commitment and recognition. A time to recommit, to climb out of rough patches, and to turn ideas into reality. Perfect for job magic and reputation spells.
9 AM/PM — Nines
Completion and preparation. The last single digit — powerful for endings and transitions. I personally feel highly alert and tuned-in at nine. Use this for empowerment.
10 AM/PM — Tens
Endings and resistance. Great for breaking contracts, closing relationships, or cutting ties. This is the “The End” energy, clean and final.
11 AM/PM — Elevens
Spiritual clarity. Perfect for divination, meditation, and psychic work. Tap guides, deities, or your higher self here for direction.
12 AM/PM — Twelves
Balance point. Witching hour at midnight, midday clarity at noon. Can swing both baneful and beneficent — depends on your intention. Hexes bite here; so does centering.
Clockwork Bwitches: Read the Hands
Numerology’s great, but don’t ignore the hands of the clock.
Hands rising (upward motion) → Attraction, increase, momentum. Pull things toward you.
Hands falling (downward motion) → Release, banish, cut cords.
Hands split (one up, one down) → People call this “confused energy.” I call it confusion work. If you need to scramble someone’s path, distort their thoughts, or throw them off your trail, this is your hour.
Stacking currents multiplies your results. Example: love work on a Friday, during an upward-moving hour, in a “two” or “six” hour, all aligned for attraction.
When You Want Time to Fly
Ever sat at work wishing the day would just end? Try this:
King of Faery, Queen of Faery!
Three, nine, and twelve.
Time flies by until I say so myself.
What happens: sometimes the day gets busy and suddenly it’s over. Sometimes time slips without you noticing. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you even get cut loose early.
Magic moves through the ordinary. Don’t question it; let it.
Beginner Tip: Start Small
This can feel like a lot. If you’re new to timing, anchor to sunrise and noon for a month. At dawn, do your new-beginnings work. At noon, do balancing or justice work. Add one number-hour per week, keep a journal, and watch the results build.
Stop whining about not having enough time. You have the same twenty-four hours as everyone else. The difference is, you can bend them.
Work with the current instead of against it. Choose your hours. Stack your days. Ride the clock.
Because a Witch who owns their hours doesn’t wait for fate, they schedule it.
