The Hour of Saturn — Planetary Hours
The hour of Saturn is the planetary hour associated with discipline, structure, and patience. It suits serious, steady work: paperwork, garden and land work, long-term plans, and advice from someone with experience. Saturn rules the first hour after sunrise every Saturday and returns every seventh hour in the Chaldean order.
What the Saturn hour is good for
- Clearing the paperwork pile
- Asking someone wiser or more experienced for advice
- Garden work and slow, foundational tasks
- Long-term plans and setting boundaries
- Deep, patient work that rewards thoroughness
Saturn is heavy by nature. It is not the hour for celebrations, launches, or anything that needs lightness.
Today's Saturn hours
Times below are for New York today — planetary hours depend on local sunrise and sunset, so use the planetary hours calculator or your city page for your exact local times.
- 09:58 – 10:49 (5th day hour)
- 15:54 – 16:44 (12th day hour)
- 23:40 – 00:49 (7th night hour)
Saturn correspondences
- Day: Saturday — Saturn rules the first hour after sunrise
- Element: Earth
- Zodiac signs: Capricorn and Aquarius
- Colors: Indigo, Black
- Keywords: discipline, structure, patience
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hour of Saturn good for?
The hour of Saturn is associated with discipline, structure, patience. Clearing the paperwork pile, asking someone wiser or more experienced for advice, and similar activities are traditionally favored in this hour.
When does the hour of Saturn occur?
Saturn rules the first planetary hour after sunrise every Saturday, and returns every seventh hour after that in the Chaldean order. In practice this means Saturn rules three or four of the 24 planetary hours on any given day, at times that shift with local sunrise and sunset.
Which day, element, and zodiac signs are associated with Saturn?
Saturn rules Saturday, is associated with the element of Earth, and governs Capricorn and Aquarius in traditional astrology. Its traditional colors are Indigo, Black.
Is there anything to avoid in the hour of Saturn?
Saturn is heavy by nature. It is not the hour for celebrations, launches, or anything that needs lightness.