Weekdays

Surya (Hinduism), the Sun God, is depicted riding a chariot drawn by seven horses, representing the seven days of the week or the seven colors of the rainbow.

Weekdays and the relation to Gods

Sunday – Sol

God	Culture	Description	Relation
Sol	Roman	Sun god	Strong
Surya	Hindu	Sun god	Strong
Kinich Ahau	Maya	Sun god	Strong
Ra (or Amun-Ra)	Egyptian	Sun god	Strong
Sól (or Sunna)	Norse	Sun goddess	Strong
Taiyang Shen (太阳神)	Chinese	Sun god	Strong
Utu (Sumerian) or Shamash (Akkadian)	Sumerian/Akkadian	Sun god	Strong
Wala	Aboriginal	Solar goddess	Weak
Liza	African	Sun god (Vodun tradition)	Weak
Shamash	Babylonian	Sun god	Strong

Monday – Moon

God	Culture	Description	Relation
Luna	Roman	Moon goddess	Strong
Chandra	Hindu	Moon god	Strong
Ix Chel	Maya	Moon goddess	Strong
Thoth (or Khonsu)	Egyptian	Moon god	Strong
Máni	Norse	Moon god	Strong
Chang’e (嫦娥)	Chinese	Moon goddess	Strong
Nanna (Sumerian) or Sin (Akkadian)	Sumerian/Akkadian	Moon god	Strong
Bahloo	Aboriginal	Moon spirit	Weak
Mawu	African	Moon goddess (Vodun tradition)	Weak
Sin	Babylonian	Moon god	Strong

Tuesday – Mars

God	Culture	Description	Relation
Mars	Roman	War god	Strong
Mangala	Hindu	God of war (Mars)	Strong
Buluc Chabtan	Maya	God of war	Weak
Set (or Sekhmet)	Egyptian	God (or goddess) of war and chaos	Weak
Týr	Norse	God of war and justice	Strong
Huǒxīng (火星)	Chinese	Fire Star (Mars), god of fire	Strong
Nergal	Sumerian/Akkadian	God of war, death, and destruction	Strong
Namarrkon	Aboriginal	Lightning spirit	Weak
Ogun	African	God of iron and war (Yoruba)	Weak
Nergal	Babylonian	God of war, death, and destruction	Strong

Wednesday – Mercury

God	Culture	Description	Relation
Mercury	Roman	Messenger god	Strong
Budha	Hindu	God of merchandise and planet Mercury	Strong
Kukulkan	Maya	Feathered serpent god, represents knowledge and learning	Weak
Thoth	Egyptian	God of wisdom and writing	Weak
Odin (Woden)	Norse	Chief god, associated with wisdom and knowledge	Strong
Shuǐxīng (水星)	Chinese	Water Star (Mercury), water god	Strong
Enki (Sumerian) or Ea (Akkadian)	Sumerian/Akkadian	God of wisdom, water, and creation	Weak
Daramulum	Aboriginal	Sky and weather god	Weak
Eshu (or Elegua)	African	Trickster god and messenger (Yoruba)	Weak
Nabu	Babylonian	God of wisdom and writing	Strong

Thursday – Jupiter

God	Culture	Description	Relation
Jupiter (Jove)	Roman	King of gods and god of thunder	Strong
Brihaspati (Guru)	Hindu	Teacher of the gods and planet Jupiter	Strong
Chaac	Maya	God of rain and thunder	Weak
Amun (or Horus)	Egyptian	King of the gods, sky god	Weak
Thor	Norse	God of thunder, strength, and protection	Strong
Mùxīng (木星)	Chinese	Wood Star (Jupiter), god of wood and growth	Strong
Enlil	Sumerian/Akkadian	God of air, wind, and storms	Weak
Wandjina	Aboriginal	Rain and cloud spirits	Weak
Shango (or Sango)	African	God of thunder and lightning (Yoruba)	Weak
Marduk	Babylonian	King of gods, god of storms	Strong

Friday – Venus

God	Culture	Description	Relation
Venus	Roman	Goddess of love and beauty	Strong
Shukra	Hindu	Teacher of demons and planet Venus	Strong
Ix Chel	Maya	Goddess of love, fertility, and medicine	Weak
Hathor	Egyptian	Goddess of love, beauty, and music	Weak
Frigg (or Freyja)	Norse	Goddess of love and fertility	Strong
Jīnxīng (金星)	Chinese	Metal Star (Venus), metal star god	Strong
Inanna (Sumerian) or Ishtar (Akkadian)	Sumerian/Akkadian	Goddess of love, beauty, and fertility	Strong
Baiame	Aboriginal	Creator god, representing fertility and life	Weak
Oshun (or Osun)	African	Goddess of love, beauty, and fertility (Yoruba)	Weak
Ishtar	Babylonian	Goddess of love, beauty, and fertility	Strong

Saturday – Saturn

God	Culture	Description	Relation
Saturn	Roman	God of wealth, agriculture, and time	Strong
Shani	Hindu	God of justice and planet Saturn	Strong
Ah Puch	Maya	God of death and the underworld	Weak
Osiris	Egyptian	God of the afterlife and resurrection	Weak
(No direct equivalent)	Norse	(Bath day in Norse culture: “laugardag”)	Weak
Tǔxīng (土星)	Chinese	Earth Star (Saturn), deity of the earth	Strong
Ninurta	Sumerian/Akkadian	God of agriculture, healing, and hunting	Weak
Bunjil	Aboriginal	Creator god and ancestral spirit	Weak
Olorun (or Olodumare)	African	Supreme god overseeing time and cosmos (Yoruba)	Weak
Ninurta	Babylonian	God of agriculture, healing, and hunting	Strong