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Various Weekday Connotations and Origins

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interpretationMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
UNO/ISO day order1234567
biblical day order2345671
Roman god(dess)LunaMarsMercuriusJupiterVenusSaturnusSol
Greek god(dess)SeleneAresHermesZeusAphroditeChronosHelios
astrological planetMoonMarsMercuryJupiterVenusSaturnSun
astrological planetary character (selection)moods, emotionwar, achievementcunning, purposefulnesspower, expansionbeauty, harmonydeath, limitationexpression, self-confidence
synodic revolution period (days)29.53779.9115.9398.9583.9378.11.000
symbolic planetary number7953684
alchemical metalSilverIronMercuryTinCopperLeadGold
zodiac signsCancer (06-22 - 07-22)Aries (03-21 - 04-20), Scorpio (10-24 - 11-22)Gemini (05-21 - 06-21), Virgo (08-24 - 09-23)Pisces (02-21 - 03-20), Sagittarius (11-23 - 12-21)Libra (09-24 - 10-23), Taurus (04-21 - 05-20)Aquarius (01-21 - 02-20), Capricorn (12-22 - 01-20)Leo (07-23 - 08-23)
western astrological planetary colorsilverredyellowbluegreenblackgolden
Chinese astrological planetary colorsilverredblackgreenwhiteyellowgolden
finger of astrological planetball of the small fingerthumblittle fingerindex fingerring fingermiddle fingerball of the thumb
Jewish Kaballah planetary associationYesodGeburahHodChesedNetzachBinahTipareth
Jewish Kaballah sephirotYesodHod|NetzachGeburah|ChesedBinah|ChokmahTiparethShekinahKether
Christian sacramentcommunionconfirmationconfessionordinationmarriagebaptismextreme unction (last ointment)
Chinese lunar weekpoint of return (i.e. starting point)excitationserenity (i.e. the process quietly at work)donator (i.e. maximum of maleness, no moon)mild penetrationimmobilityreceptor (i.e. maximum of femaleness)
associated I Ching hexagram (number)Fu (24)Chen (51)Tui (58)Chhien (1)Sun (57)Ken (52)Khun (2)
Japanese day namegetsu-youbika-youbisui-youbimoku-youbikin-youbido-youbinichi-youbi
meaning of Japanese day name (note the five Daoistic elements and the two big lights in the sky)moon-dayfire-daywater-daywood-daygold-dayearth-daysun-day
Norse mythologyTyr (the god of war)Wodin (Odin)ThorFrigg (Oden’s wife) or Frey or FreyaSataere (another name for Loki)

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