Various weekday connotations and origins

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interpretation Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
UNO/ISO day order 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
biblical day order 2 3 4 5 6 7 1
Roman god(dess) Luna Mars Mercurius Jupiter Venus Saturnus Sol
Greek god(dess) Selene Ares Hermes Zeus Aphrodite Chronos Helios
astrological planet Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun
astrological planetary character (selection) moods, emotion war, achievement cunning, purposefulness power, expansion beauty, harmony death, limitation expression, self-confidence
synodic revolution period [days] 29.53 779.9 115.9 398.9 583.9 378.1 1.000
symbolic planetary number 7 9 5 3 6 8 4
alchemical metal Silver Iron Mercury Tin Copper Lead Gold
zodiac signs Cancer (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 color silver red yellow blue green black golden
Chinese astrological planetary color silver red black green white yellow golden
finger of astrological planet ball of the small finger thumb little finger index finger ring finger middle finger ball of the thumb
Jewish Kaballah planetary association Yesod Geburah Hod Chesed Netzach Binah Tipareth
Jewish Kaballah sephirot Yesod Hod | Netzach Geburah | Chesed Binah | Chokmah Tipareth Shekinah Kether
Christian sacrament communion confirmation confession ordination marriage baptism extreme unction (last ointment)
Chinese lunar week point of return (i.e. starting point) excitation serenity (i.e. the process quietly at work) donator (i.e. maximum of maleness, no moon) mild penetration immobility receptor (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 name getsu-youbi ka-youbi sui-youbi moku-youbi kin-youbi do-youbi nichi-youbi
meaning of Japanese day name (note the five Daoistic elements and the two big lights in the sky) moon-day fire-day water-day wood-day gold-day earth-day sun-day
Norse mythology   Tyr (the god of war) Wodin (Odin) Thor Frigg (Oden's wife) or Frey or Freya Sataere (another name for Loki)  

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