What is "witching hour"

witching hour \witch"ing hour\, n. The middle of the night, especially midnight. [colloq.]

n. The hour after midnight, when witches and other supernatural beings were thought to be active, and to which bad luck was ascribed.

Witching Hour is the third studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron, released on 3 October 2005 by Island Records. The album was promoted by four singles: " Sugar", " Destroy Everything You Touch", "Weekend" and "Soft Power".

Witching Hour received mostly positive reviews and reached number 81 on UK Albums Chart. This album ranked at number 23 on Pitchfork's "Top 50 Albums of 2005", and at number 48 on NME's "Albums and Tracks of the Year 2005". In 2015, it featured on NME's list "50 Still-Awesome Albums That Made 2005 a Dynamite Year For Music".

Witching hour refers to the notion from folklore of the time at night when supernatural powers are at their most effective.

Witching hour may also refer to:

In the context of investing, the term "witching hour" refers to the last hour of stock trading between 3pm (when the bond market closes) and 4pm EST (when the stock market closes) and can be characterized by higher-than-average volatility.

Witching Hour is the fifth studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on September 27, 2013 through Prophecy Productions. It is a concept album based on popular fictional witches. A digipak version containing a bonus track, as well as a deluxe edition featuring three bonus tracks, were also released.

A music video for the track "The Wood Hag", entirely animated in stop motion and directed by Fursy Teyssier, was uploaded on Prophecy's official YouTube channel on September 4 to serve as a teaser.