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'''Clover Township''' is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Minnesota:
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*[[Clover Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota]]
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*[[Clover Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota]]
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*[[Clover Township, Pine County, Minnesota]]
The names of the '''days of the week''' in various world languages can be classified as either [[#Numerical|numerical]] or [[#Planetary|planetary]]; however in either case the names of one or more days may have been changed for religious or secular reasons. For instance Sunday is often named "Lord" (for [[Lord's Day]]) while Saturday is often named "[[Sabbath]]" or "washing day". Numerically named days may associate day one with Sunday as in [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], or may associate day one with Monday as in [[Russian language|Russian]] and other [[Slavic languages]]. Planetary names for the days are derived from the [[Sun]], [[Moon]], and five visible planets ([[Mars]], [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]], [[Jupiter]], [[Venus]], and [[Saturn]]), each of which was associated with a Roman deity. The [[Germanic language]]s, including [[English language|English]], substitute indigenous [[Germanic paganism|Germanic gods]] with similar characteristics for many of the Roman deities.


{{Geodis}}
The English names for the days of the week derive from the [[West Germanic deities|Anglo-Saxon deities]] stemming from the native [[Anglo-Saxon polytheism|paganism]] of the [[Anglo-Saxons]]. An exception to this is Saturday, which takes its name from the [[Roman mythology|Roman]] deity [[Saturn (mythology)|Saturn]]. To varying extents, most regions with dominant [[Germanic languages]] practise a similar naming convention, with most of their weekdays named for their native [[Common Germanic deities|Germanic deities]].

The seven-day [[workweek]] is generally comprised of five working days ("weekdays") and two non-working days (the "weekend"), though which days of the week are which varies from country to country. Which day of the week is the "first" day also varies, even among countries that share the same weekend days.

==Names of the days==
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Remnants of [[Germanic deities]] are reflected in the English language names for days of the week, as (more or less) [[calque]]s of the Roman names:
*'''Sunday''': The name [[Sunday]] comes from the Old English ''Sunnandæg'' (pronounced [sun.nan.dæg] or [sun.nan.dæj), meaning "Day of the Sun". This is a translation of the Latin phrase ''Dies Solis''. English, like most of the [[Germanic languages]], preserves the original pagan/sun associations of the day. Many other European languages, including all of the [[Romance languages]], have changed its name to the equivalent of "the Lord's day" (based on Ecclesiastical Latin ''Dies Dominica''). Compare: Spanish and Portuguese ''Domingo'', French ''Dimanche'', Romanian ''Duminică'' and Italian ''Domenica''.
*'''Monday''': The name [[Monday]] comes from the Old English ''Mōnandæg'' (pronounced [mon.nan.dæg] or [mon.nan.dæj'), meaning "Day of the Moon". This is likely based on a translation of the Latin name ''Dies Lunae'' (cf. Romance language versions of the name, e.g., French ''Lundi'', Spanish, ''Lunes'', Romanian ''Luni'', Italian ''Lunedì'').
*'''Tuesday''': The name [[Tuesday]] comes from the Old English ''Tiwesdæg'' (pronounced [ti.wes.dæg] or [ti.wes.dæj], meaning "Tyr's day." [[Tyr]] (in Old English, ''Tiw'', ''Tew'' or ''Tiu'') was a god of combat and heroic glory in [[Norse mythology]] and Germanic paganism. The name of the day is based on Latin ''Dies Martis'', "Day of [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]" (the Roman war god); compare: French ''Mardi'', Spanish ''Martes'', Romanian ''Marţi'' and Italian ''Martedì''.
*'''Wednesday''': The name [[Wednesday]] comes from the Old English ''Wōdnesdæg'' (pronounced [woːd.nes.dæg] or [woːd.nes.dæj) meaning the day of the Germanic god [[Wodan]], more commonly known as [[Odin]], who was the highest god in Norse mythology, and a prominent god of the Anglo-Saxons (and other peoples) in England until about the seventh century. It is based on Latin ''Dies Mercurii'', "Day of [[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]]"; compare: French ''Mercredi'', Spanish ''Miércoles'', Romanian ''Miercuri'' and Italian ''Mercoledì''. The connection between Mercury and Odin is more strained than the other [[syncretism|syncretic]] connections. The usual explanation is that both Odin and Mercury were considered [[psychopomp]]s, or leaders of souls, in their respective mythologies. Also, in Old Norse myth, Odin, like Mercury, is associated with poetic and musical inspiration. In German, the day is referred to as Mittwoch (mid week). Similarly in Finnish it is referred to as keskiviikko (keski = mid, viikko = week).
*'''Thursday''': The name [[Thursday]] comes from the Old English ''Þūnresdæg'' (pronounced [θuːn.res.dæg] or [θuːn.res.dæj]), meaning the day of Þunor, commonly known in Modern English as [[Thor]], the god of [[thunder]] in [[Norse Mythology]] and Germanic Paganism. It is based on the Latin ''Dies Iovis'', "Day of Jupiter"; compare: French ''Jeudi'', Spanish ''Jueves'', Romanian ''Joi'' and Italian ''Giovedì''. In the Roman pantheon, [[Jupiter (mythology)|Jupiter]] was the chief god, who seized and maintained his power on the basis of his thunderbolt (''Fulmen'').
*'''Friday''': The name [[Friday]] comes from the Old English ''Frigedæg'' (pronounced [fri.je.dæg] or [fri.je.dæj]), meaning the day of Frige, the Germanic goddess of beauty, who is a later incarnation of the Norse goddess [[Frigg]], but also potentially connected to the Goddess [[Freyja]]. It is based on the Latin ''Dies Veneris'', "Day of [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]]"; compare: French ''Vendredi'', Spanish ''Viernes'', Romanian ''Vineri'' and Italian ''Venerdì''. Venus was the Roman goddess of beauty, love and sex.
*'''Saturday''': [[Saturday]] is the only day of the week to retain its Roman origin in English, named after the Roman god [[Saturn (mythology)|Saturn]] associated with the Titan [[Cronus]], father of Zeus and many Olympians. Its original Anglo-Saxon rendering was ''Sæturnesdæg'' (pronounced [sæ.tur.nes.dæg] or [sæ.tur.nes.dæj]). In Latin it was ''Dies Saturni'', "Day of Saturn"; compare: French ''Samedi''. The Spanish and Portuguese ''Sábado'', the Romanian ''Sâmbătă'', and the Italian ''Sabato'' come from ''Sabbata Dies'' (Day of the Sabbath).

What is different is that the Germanic gods don't appear to preside over the planets involved. However, as shown above, they correspond to some extent to Roman gods that rule over the respective planets.

==First day of the week==
In [[English language]] countries the week may begin on either [[Sunday]] or [[Monday]]. Most business and social calendars in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia mark Sunday as the first day of the week, though in South Africa and South America, Monday is considered the first day of the working week{{Fact|date=June 2008}}.

Sunday was the first day of the [[astrological]] week, the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] week, and in the [[Ecclesiastical Latin]] week of the first millennium.

In Jewish and Christian tradition, the first day of the seven day week is [[Sunday]]. According to the [[Bible]], God created the Earth in six days, and rested on the seventh day, the [[Shabbat|Sabbath]], i.e. Saturday. This made Sunday the first day of the week, while Saturdays were sanctified for celebration and rest. After the week was adopted in Early Christian Europe, Sunday remained the first day of the week, but also gradually displaced Saturday as the day of celebration and rest, being considered the [[Lord's Day]].

The variation is evident from names of the days in some languages — in Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, Portuguese some days are simply called by their number starting from Sunday, e.g. Monday is called "Second day" etc. In other languages, like [[Slavic languages]], days are also called after their ordinal numbers, but starting from Monday, making Tuesday the "Second day". According to another possible explanation, days from Monday to Friday in Slavic languages aren't numbered by their position within the week, but by their distance from Sunday, especially given that Wednesday is named "The Middle day", which makes it a true statement only if Sunday is the first day of the week.

Through common usage in most of Europe for business purposes today, in South America, and in parts of Asia, Monday is considered to be the first day of the week and is literally named as such in languages such as Mandarin (''xingqiyi'') and Lithuanian (''pirmadienis''). The [[International Organization for Standardisation|ISO]] prescribes Monday as the first day of the week with [[ISO 8601|ISO-8601]] for software date formats.

==Origins==
Various sources{{Who|date=August 2008}} point to the seven day week having originated in ancient [[Babylonia]] or [[Sumer]]. {{Fact|date=February 2008}} It has been suggested{{Who|date=August 2008}} that a seven day week might be much older. {{Fact|date=February 2008}} The seven day planetary week originated in [[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic]] [[Egypt]]. {{Fact|date=February 2008}}

It is suggested that the seven day week derives from early human observation that there are seven celestial objects (the five visible planets plus the Sun and the Moon) which move in the night sky relative to the fixed stars.<ref>[http://www.nineplanets.org/days.html#days The Nine Planets: Planetary Linguistics: Days of the Week]</ref> Seven days is also the approximate time between the principal phases of the Moon (new, first quarter, full, last quarter). In any event, a seven day week based on heavenly luminaries eventually diffused both East and West, to the Romans via the Greeks, and to the Japanese via [[Manichaeism|Manicheans]], Indians and Chinese.

[[Hindu]] civilization, which used a seven-day week, mentioned in the [[Ramayana]], a sacred epic written in [[Sanskrit]] about 500 BC, used names such as ''Bhanu-vaar'' meaning [[Sunday]], ''Soma-vaar'' meaning Moon-day and so forth.

The earliest known reference in Chinese writings is attributed to [[Fan Ning]], who lived in the late [[4th century]], while diffusions via India are documented with the writings of the Chinese Buddhist monk [[I Ching (monk)|Yi Jing]] and the Ceylonese or Central Asian Buddhist monk [[Bu Kong]] of the 8th century. The Chinese transliteration of the planetary system was soon brought to Japan by the Japanese monk [[Kobo Daishi]]; surviving diaries of the Japanese statesman [[Fujiwara Michinaga]] show the seven day system in use in [[Heian Period]] Japan as early as 1007. In Japan, the seven day system was kept in use (for astrological purposes) until its promotion to a full-fledged (Western-style) calendrical basis during the [[Meiji period|Meiji]] era.

The seven day week is known to have been unbroken for almost two millennia via the [[Alexandrian calendar|Alexandrian]], [[Julian calendar|Julian]], and [[Gregorian calendar]]s. The date of [[Easter]] Sunday can be traced back through numerous [[computus|computistic tables]] to an Ethiopic copy of an early Alexandrian table beginning with the Easter of 311 as described by [[Otto Neugebauer]] in ''Ethiopic astronomy and computus''. Only one Roman date with an associated day of the week exists from the first century and it agrees with the modern sequence, if properly interpreted (see below). Jewish dates with a day of the week do not survive from this early period.

==In other languages==
===Romance languages===
In most [[Romance language]]s, such as [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]] and [[Romanian language|Romanian]], the names of the days ''except Saturday and Sunday'' come from Roman gods via Latin. Latin itself [[calque]]d the names from Greek. The Roman (Latin) names of the days are still used in some English courts such as the House of Lords.<ref>[http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/1990/2.html United Kingdom House of Lords Decisions]</ref>

The major exception is [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] which uses a numbered system derived from the Ecclesiastical Latin day names, as opposed to Classic Latin.

===Christianization===
The early [[Christian]] Church, uncomfortable using names based on [[paganism|pagan]] gods, introduced a simple numerical nomenclature which persists in some [[Europe]]an languages such as [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Greek language|Greek]]. The Christian names are derived from [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], which numbers all days of the week beginning with "First day" for Sunday but ending with the "Sabbath" for Saturday. [[Arabic language|Arabic]] names for Sunday through Thursday are first through fifth days; Friday (the day when [[Muslim]]s are expected to perform noon prayers as a group) is named the "gathering day" and Saturday is ''Sabt'' which means "the End" because the count of the days of the week end with it.

It was [[Martin of Braga|Saint Martin of Dumio]] (c. [[520]]–[[580]]), archbishop of [[Braga]], who decided that it was unworthy of good Christians to call the days of the week by the [[Latin]] names of pagan gods and decided to use the ecclesiastic terminology to designate them (''Feria secunda, Feria tertia, Feria quarta, Feria quinta, Feria sexta, Sabbatum, Dominica Dies''), from which came the present Portuguese numbered system. Martin also tried to replace the names of the planets, but in that he was not successful. In Middle Ages, [[Galician-Portuguese]] still retained both systems (as seen in older texts), nowadays only Portuguese's sister language [[Galician language|Galician]] uses the old Roman gods system. For that reason, the first day of the week in Portuguese is Sunday (''Domingo'').

The [[Slavic languages]] adopted numbering but took Monday rather than Sunday as the "first day".

===Celtic languages===
[[Welsh language|Welsh]], the closest living language to that of [[Roman Britain]], faithfully preserves all the Latin names,<ref>[http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MB2/mb13.html MacBain, Alexander. An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language. Gairm Publications, 1982 reprint of 1896 original.]</ref> even though the language itself is not directly descended from Latin: ''dydd Llun, dydd Mawrth, dydd Mercher, dydd Iau, dydd Gwener, dydd Sadwrn, Sul''.

In [[Irish language|Irish]], the Latin names are used for Saturday, Sunday,<!-- Dé Domhnaigh comes from Latin ''dies Domenicus'' --> Monday and Tuesday.<ref>[http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MB2/mb13.html MacBain, Alexander. An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language. Gairm Publications, 1982 reprint of 1896 original.]</ref> Three days are named for the traditional [[Roman Catholic]] days of [[Fasting and abstinence in the Roman Catholic Church|fasting and abstinence]]. Wednesday is "the first fast": ''An Chéadaoin''; Friday "the fast": ''An Aoine''; leaving Thursday as "the day between two fasts", ''An Dé idir dhá aoin'', contracted to ''An Déardaoin''.

===Germanic languages===
In English all the days of the week are named after the ruling luminary, with most of the names coming from [[Germanic paganism|Germanic]] deities, such as [[Wodan]] ([[Wednesday]]) and [[Thor]] ([[Thursday]]). Sunday and Monday are named directly from the Sun and Moon.

[[Saturday]] is the only day named directly after a [[Roman mythology|Roman god]], though the Germanic god associated with each day is generally a [[syncretism|syncretic]] [[calque]] of the corresponding divinity from the Roman calendar. Other [[Germanic languages]] generally follow the same pattern, although the German for Wednesday is Mittwoch (mid-week) and Dutch is the only other with an equivalent to Saturday.

[[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] is notably divergent, maintaining only the Sun and Moon (''sunnudagur'' and ''mánudagur'' respectively), while dispensing with the names of the explicitly heathen gods in favor of a combination of numbered days and days whose names are linked to pious or domestic routine (''föstudagur'', "Fasting Day" and ''laugardagur'', "Washing Day"). The "washing day" is also used in other [[North Germanic languages]], although the "pagan" names generally are retained.

===Indic languages===

In the [[Hindu Calendar]] followed in South Asia and South-East Asia the days of the week (named after the planets, starting from Sunday) are called ''bhaanu vaasara'' (Sun), ''indu vaasara'' (Moon), ''mangal vaasara'' (Mars),'' saumya vaasara'' (Mercury), ''guru vaasara'' (Jupiter) ''bhrigu vaasara'' (Venus), ''sthira vaasara'' (Saturn).

The names of days in [[Hindi]] and [[Marathi]] are Ravivar (Sunday), Somvar (Monday), Mangalvar (Tuesday), Budhvar (Wednesday), Guruvar (Thursday), Shukravar (Friday) and Shanivar (Saturday)

In the linguistically unrelated South Indian [[Dravidian|dravidian languages]] language [[Tamil language|Tamil]] the days of the week are also named after the planets, in the same order as in the [[Romance languages]] and the [[Indo-Aryan languages]] - Thingal (Monday, Moon), Sevvaay (Tuesday, Mars), Puthan (Wednesday, Mercury), Viyaazhan (Thursday, Jupiter), Velli (Friday, Venus), Sani (Saturday, Saturn), Nyayiru (Sunday, Sun).

In the Sino-Tibetan language of [[Burmese language|Burmese]], the days of the week, except for Sunday and Monday, named after the planets, are Sanskrit loan words. In order starting from Sunday, they are: ''Taninganway'' (Sino-Tibetan), ''Taninla'' (Sino-Tibetan), ''Inga'' (from Sanskrit 'Angara', "Mars"), ''Boddhahu'' (from Sanksrit 'Budha' "Mercury"), ''Kyathabaday'' (from Sanskrit "Vakyasapati"/"Bavahasapati"), ''Thaukkya'' (from Sanskrit 'Shukra' and combined with Pali 'Sukka') and ''Sanay'' (from Sanskrit "Shani").

===Japanese and Korean===
In [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[Korean language|Korean]], the days of the week are named after the Chinese astrological week, which is based on the Indian luminary week. The Chinese associated the five classical planets with the [[Five elements (Chinese philosophy)|Five Elements]]. Notably, the order of the planets follows the Indian week, and not the order of the Chinese elements. (See table below.) For example, the planet Mercury is associated with the element Water, and Wednesday (''dies Mercuris'') is called "day of water" (''suiyoubi'', in Sino-Japanese). These names of days of the week were introduced by the end of the first millennium CE to Japan and Korea, but they were not widely used in Japanese or Korean daily life until the late 19th century.

===Chinese===
In modern [[Chinese languages|Chinese]], days of the week are numbered from one to six, except Sunday. Literally, the Chinese term of Sunday means "week day"(星期日 or 星期天). Monday is named literally "week one" in Chinese, Tuesday is "week two", and so on. However, China adopted the Western calendar, putting Sunday at the beginning of the calendar week, and Saturday (星期六, meaning "week six" in Chinese) at the end. {{Fact|date=July 2007}}

A second way to refer to weekdays is using the word zhou (週), meaning "cycle." Therefore Sunday is referred to as zhoumo (週末), meaning "cycle's end" and Monday through Saturday is termed accordingly zhouyi (週一） "first of cycle," zhouer (週二
) "second of cycle," and etc.

Another Chinese numbering system, found sometimes in spoken Chinese of southern languages (i.e. Cantonese/Yue, or Fukinese/Min), refers to Sunday as the "day of worship" (禮拜日 or 禮拜天) and numbers the other days "first [day after] worship" (Monday) through "sixth [day after] worship" (Saturday). The Chinese word used for "worship" is associated with Christian and Muslim worship, and the system's use may be connected with the arrival of Christianity, especially prevalent during in the 18th and 19th centuries in south coastal port cities.

In traditional Chinese calenders, days may still be referred to by their association with the sun, moon, and the Chinese elements of fire, water, wood, metal, and earth.

==Cross-linguistic overview==
:''The (suggested) purpose of these tables is to show how far different languages preserve the associations with the associated celestial bodies of ancient times and the Church's numbering of the days. (That is, '''not''' to list the names in "every" language: [[Wiktionary]] entries for the day names offer such lists &ndash; click on the links in the header row.)''

===Planetary===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="wikitable"
|-
!width="9%" align="right"| Day
!width="13%"| [[Sunday]]
!width="13%"| [[Monday]]
!width="13%"| [[Tuesday]]
!width="13%"| [[Wednesday]]
!width="13%"| [[Thursday]]
!width="13%"| [[Friday]]
!width="13%"| [[Saturday]]
|-
! Celestial Body & [[Astronomical symbols|Astronomical symbol]]
| [[Sun]] [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|30px|Sun]]
| [[Moon]] [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|30px|Moon]]
| [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|30px|Mars]]
| [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|30px|Mercury]]
| [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]] [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|30px|Jupiter]]
| [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|30px|Venus]]
| [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]] [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|30px|Saturn]]
|-
! [[Latin]]
| [[:la:Dies Solis|dies Solis]]
| [[:la:Dies Lunae|dies Lunae]]
| [[:la:Dies Martis|dies Martis]]
| [[:la:Dies Mercurii|dies Mercurĭi]]
| [[:la:Dies Iovis|dies Jovis]]
| [[:la:Dies Veneris|dies Venĕris]]
| [[:la:Dies Saturni|dies Saturni]]
|-
! [[Italian language|Italian]]
| [[:it:Domenica|domenica]] <small>(1)</small>
| [[:it:Lunedì|lunedì]]
| [[:it:Martedì|martedì]]
| [[:it:Mercoledì|mercoledì]]
| [[:it:Giovedì|giovedì]]
| [[:it:Venerdì|venerdì]]
| [[:it:Sabato|sabato]] <small>(2)</small>
|-
! [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| [[:es:Domingo|domingo]] <small>(1)</small>
| [[:es:Lunes|lunes]]
| [[:es:Martes|martes]]
| [[:es:Miércoles|miércoles]]
| [[:es:Jueves|jueves]]
| [[:es:Viernes|viernes]]
| [[:es:Sábado|sábado]] <small>(2)</small>
|-
! [[Romanian language|Romanian]]
| [[:ro:Duminică|duminică]] <small>(1)</small>
| [[:ro:Luni|luni]]
| [[:ro:Marţi|marţi]]
| [[:ro:Miercuri|miercuri]]
| [[:ro:Joi|joi]]
| [[:ro:Vineri|vineri]]
| [[:ro:Sâmbătă|sâmbătă]] <small>(2)</small>
|-
! [[French language|French]]
| [[:fr:Dimanche|dimanche]] <small>(1)</small>
| [[:fr:Lundi|lundi]]
| [[:fr:Mardi|mardi]]
| [[:fr:Mercredi|mercredi]]
| [[:fr:Jeudi|jeudi]]
| [[:fr:Vendredi|vendredi]]
| [[:fr:Samedi|samedi]] <small>(2)</small>
|-
! [[Galician language|Galician]]
| [[:ga:Domingo|domingo]] <small>(1)</small>
| [[:ga:Luns|luns]]
| [[:ga:Martes|martes]]
| [[:ga:Mércores|mércores]]
| [[:ga:Xoves|xoves]]
| [[:ga:Venres|venres]]
| [[:ga:Sábado|sábado]] <small>(2)</small>
|-
! [[Catalan language|Catalan]]
| [[:ca:Diumenge|diumenge]] <small>(1)</small>
| [[:ca:Dilluns|dilluns]]
| [[:ca:Dimarts|dimarts]]
| [[:ca:Dimecres|dimecres]]
| [[:ca:Dijous|dijous]]
| [[:ca:Divendres|divendres]]
| [[:ca:Dissabte|dissabte]] <small>(2)</small>
|-
! [[Interlingua]]
| [[:ia:Dominica|Dominica]] <small>(1)</small>
| [[:ia:Lunedi|Lunedi]]
| [[:ia:Martedi|Martedi]]
| [[:ia:Mercuridi|Mercuridi]]
| [[:ia:Jovedi|Jovedi]]
| [[:ia:Venerdi|Venerdi]]
| [[:ia:Sabbato|Sabbato]] <small>(2)</small>
|-
! [[Ido]]
| [[:io:Sundio|Sundio]]
| [[:io:Lundio|Lundio]]
| [[:io:Mardio|Mardio]]
| [[:io:Merkurdio|Merkurdio]]
| [[:io:Jovdio|Jovdio]]
| [[:io:Venerdio|Venerdio]]
| [[:io:Saturdio|Saturdio]] <small>(2)</small>
|-
! [[Esperanto language|Esperanto]]
| [[:eo:Dimanĉo|dimanĉo]] <small>(1)</small>
| [[:eo:Lundo|lundo]]
| [[:eo:Mardo|mardo]]
| [[:eo:Merkredo|merkredo]]
| [[:eo:Ĵaŭdo|ĵaŭdo]]
| [[:eo:Vendredo|vendredo]]
| [[:eo:Sabato|sabato]] <small>(2)</small>
|-
! [[Welsh language|Welsh]]
| [[:cy:Dydd Sul|Dydd Sul]]
| [[:cy:Dydd Llun|Dydd Llun]]
| [[:cy:Dydd Mawrth|Dydd Mawrth]]
| [[:cy:Dydd Mercher|Dydd Mercher]]
| [[:cy:Dydd Iau|Dydd Iau]]
| [[:cy:Dydd Gwener|Dydd Gwener]]
| [[:cy:Dydd Sadwrn|Dydd Sadwrn]]
|-
! [[Cornish language|Cornish]]
| Dy Sul
| Dy Lun
| Dy Meurth
| Dy Mergher
| Dy Yow
| Dy Gwener
| Dy Sadorn
|-
! [[Breton language|Breton]]
| Disul
| Dilun
| Dimeurzh
| Dimerc’her
| Diriaou
| Digwener
| Disadorn
|-
! [[Irish language|Irish]]
| [[:ga:Domhnach|An Domhnach]] <small>(1)</small><br> [[:ga:Domhnach|Dé Domhnaigh]]
| [[:ga:Luan|An Luan]]<br>[[:ga:Luan|Dé Luain]]
| [[:ga:Máirt|An Mháirt]]<br>[[:ga:Máirt|Dé Máirt]]
| [[:ga:Céadaoin|An Chéadaoin]]<br>[[:ga:Céadaoin|Dé Céadaoin]]<br>first fast
| [[:ga:Déardaoin|An Déardaoin]]<br>[[:ga:Déardaoin|Déardaoin]]<br>day between two fasts
| [[:ga:Aoine|An Aoine]]<br>[[:ga:Aoine|Dé hAoine]]<br> fast
| [[:ga:Satharn|An Satharn]]<br>[[:ga:Satharn|Dé Sathairn]]
|-
! [[Scottish gaelic language|Scots Gaelic]]
| [[:gd:Di-Dòmhnaich|Di-Dòmhnaich]] <small>(1)</small>
| [[:gd:Di-Luain|Di-Luain]]
| [[:gd:Di-Màirt|Di-Màirt]]
| [[:gd:Di-Ciadain|Di-Ciadain]]
| [[:gd:Di-Ardaoin|Di-Ardaoin]]
| [[:gd:Di-Haoine|Di-Haoine]]
| [[:gd:Di-Sathairne|Di-Sàthairne]]
|-
! [[Manx language|Manx]]
| Jedoonee <small>(1)</small>
| Jelune
| Jemayrt
| Jecrean
| Jerdrein
| Jeheiney
| Jesarn
|-
! [[West Frisian language|West Frisian]]
| [[:fy:Snein|Snein]]
| [[:fy:Moandei|Moandei]]
| [[:fy:Tiisdei|Tiisdei]]
| [[:fy:Woansdei|Woansdei]]
| [[:fy:Tongersdei|Tongersdei]]
| [[:fy:Freed|Freed]]
| [[:fy:Sneon|Sneon]] <small>(8)</small> or <br /> [[:fy:Sneon|Saterdei]]
|-
! [[Old English language|Old English]]
| Sunnandæg <br />''sun's day''
| Mōnandæg
| Tiwesdæg <br />''[[Tyr|Tiw]]'s day''
| Wodnesdæg <br />''[[Odin|Woden]]'s day''
| Þunresdæg <br />''[[Thor|Thunor]]'s day''
| Frigesdæg <br />''[[Frige]]'s day''
| Sæternesdæg
|-
! [[Old High German]]
| Sunnuntag
| Mānetag
| Zeistag <br />''[[Tyr|Ziu]]'s day''
| Wodanstag <br />''[[Woden|Wodan]]'s day''
| Donerestag <br />''[[Thor|Donar]]'s day''
| Friatag <br />''[[Freya|Freia]]'s day''
| Sambaztag <small>(2)</small>
|-
! [[German language|German]]
| [[:de:Sonntag|Sonntag]]
| [[:de:Montag|Montag]]
| [[:de:Dienstag|Dienstag]]
| [[:de:Mittwoch|Mittwoch]] <small>(3)</small>
| [[:de:Donnerstag|Donnerstag]]
| [[:de:Freitag|Freitag]]
| [[:de:Samstag|Samstag]] <small>(2)</small> or <br>Sonnabend <small>(8)</small>
|-
! [[Dutch language|Dutch]]
| [[:nl:Zondag|zondag]] <br />''[[Sun]] day''
| [[:nl:Maandag|maandag]] <br />''[[Moon]] day''
| [[:nl:Dinsdag|dinsdag]] <br />''[[Thing (assembly)|Thing]] day''
| [[:nl:Woensdag|woensdag]] <br />''[[Woden]]'s day''
| [[:nl:Donderdag|donderdag]] <br />''[[Donar]]'s day''
| [[:nl:Vrijdag|vrijdag]] <br />''[[Freya|Freia]] day''
| [[:nl:Zaterdag|zaterdag]]
|-
! [[Old Norse language|Old Norse]]
| Sunnundagr <br />''[[Sunna]]'s day''
| Mánandagr
| Tysdagr <br />''[[Tyr]]'s day''
| Óðensdagr <br />''[[Odin]]'s day''
| Þorsdagr <br />''[[Thor]]'s day''
| Friádagr <br />''[[Freyja]]'s day''
| Laugardagr <small>(4)</small>
|-
! [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Bokmål]]
| [[:no:Søndag|søndag]]
| [[:no:Mandag|mandag]]
| [[:no:Tirsdag|tirsdag]]
| [[:no:Onsdag|onsdag]]
| [[:no:Torsdag|torsdag]]
| [[:no:Fredag|fredag]]
| [[:no:Lørdag|lørdag]] <small>(4)</small>
|-
! [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Nynorsk]]
| [[:no:Sundag|sundag]]
| [[:nn:Måndag|måndag]]
| [[:nn:Tirsdag|tysdag]]
| [[:nn:Onsdag|onsdag]]
| [[:nn:Torsdag|torsdag]]
| [[:nn:Fredag|fredag]]
| [[:nn:Laurdag|laurdag]] <small>(4)</small>
|-
! [[Danish language|Danish]]
| [[:da:Søndag|søndag]]
| [[:da:Mandag|mandag]]
| [[:da:Tirsdag|tirsdag]]
| [[:da:Onsdag|onsdag]]
| [[:da:Torsdag|torsdag]]
| [[:da:Fredag|fredag]]
| [[:da:Lørdag|lørdag]] <small>(4)</small>
|-
! [[Swedish language|Swedish]]
| [[:sv:Söndag|söndag]]
| [[:sv:Måndag|måndag]]
| [[:sv:Tisdag|tisdag]]
| [[:sv:Onsdag|onsdag]]
| [[:sv:Torsdag|torsdag]]
| [[:sv:Fredag|fredag]]
| [[:sv:Lördag|lördag]] <small>(4)</small>
|-
! [[Finnish language|Finnish]]
| [[:fi:Sunnuntai|sunnuntai]]
| [[:fi:Maanantai|maanantai]]
| [[:fi:Tiistai|tiistai]]
| [[:fi:Keskiviikko|keskiviikko]] <small>(3)</small>
| [[:fi:Torstai|torstai]]
| [[:fi:Perjantai|perjantai]]
| [[:fi:Lauantai|lauantai]] <small>(4)</small>
|-
! [[Albanian language|Albanian]]
| [[:sq:E diel|E diel]]
| [[:sq:E hënë|E hënë]]
| [[:sq:E martë|E martë]]
| [[:sq:E mërkurë|E mërkurë]]
| [[:sq:E enjte|E enjte]]
| [[:sq:E premte|E premte]]
| [[:sq:E shtunë|E shtunë]]
|-
! [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]
| [[:tl:Linggo (araw)|Linggo]] <small>(1)</small>
| [[:tl:Lunes|Lunes]]
| [[:tl:Martes|Martes]]
| [[:tl:Miyerkules|Miyerkules]]
| [[:tl:Huwebes|Huwebes]]
| [[:tl:Biyernes|Biyernes]]
| [[:tl:Sabado|Sabado]] <small>(2)</small>
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|-
! [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]
| भानुवासरम् <br /> [[Ravi (god)|Bhaanu]] day <small>(Sun)</small>
| इन्दुवासरम् <br /> [[Soma#Hinduism|Indu]] day <small>(Moon)</small>
| भौमवासरम् <br /> [[Mangala|Bhauma]] day <small>(Mars)</small>
| सौम्यवासरम् <br /> [[Budha|Saumya]] day <small>(Mercury)</small>
| गुरूवासरम <br /> [[Guru]] day <small>(Jupiter)</small>
| भ्रगुवासरम् <br /> [[Shukra|Bhrgu]] day <small>(Venus)</small>
| स्थिरवासरम् <br /> [[Shani|Sthira]] day <small>(Saturn)</small>
|-
! [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| रविवार <br /> [[Ravi (god)|Ravivār]] <small>(Sun day)</small>
| सोमवार <br /> [[Soma#Hinduism|Somavār]] <small>(Moon day)</small>
| मंगलवार <br /> [[Mangala]]vār <small>(Mars day)</small>
| बुधवार <br /> [[Budha]]vār <small>(Mercury day)</small>
| गुरूवार <br /> [[Guru]]vār <small>(Jupiter day)</small>
| शुक्रवार <br /> [[Shukra]]vār <small>(Venus day)</small>
| शनिवार <br /> [[Shani]]vār <small>(Saturn day)</small>
|-
! [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| রবিবার <br /> Robibar <small>(Sun day)</small>
| সোমবার <br /> Shombar <small>(Moon day)</small>
| মঙ্গলবার <br /> Monggolbar <small>(Mars day)</small>
| বুধবার <br /> Budhbar <small>(Mercury day)</small>
| বৃহস্পতিবার <br /> Brihôshpotibar <small>(Jupiter day)</small>
| শুক্রবার <br /> Shukrobar <small>(Venus day)</small>
| শনিবার <br /> Shonibar <small>(Saturn day)</small>
|-
! [[Burmese language|Burmese]]
| တနင်္ဂနွေ <br /> Taninganway (Tananganve)
| တနင်္လာ <br /> Taninla (Tanangla)
| အင်္ဂါ <br /> Inga (Angga)
| ဗုဒ္ဓဟူး <br /> Boddhahu <small>(night time is considered a new day, "ရာဟူး" ''rahu'')</small>
| ကြာသာပတေး <br /> Kyathabaday (Krasapate)
| သောကြာ <br /> Thaukkya (Saukra)
| စနေ <br /> Sanay (Cane)
|-
! [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| રવિવાર <br /> Ravivār
| સોમવાર <br /> Somavār
| મંગળવાર <br /> Mangalavār
| બુધવાર <br /> Budhavār
| ગુરૂવાર <br /> Guruvār
| શુક્રવાર <br /> Shukravār
| શનિવાર <br /> Shanivār
|-
! [[Dhivehi Language|Maldivian]]
| އާދީއްތަ <br /> Aadheettha
| ހޯމަ <br /> Homa
| އަންގާރަ <br /> Angaara
| ބުދަ <br /> Budha
| ބުރާސްފަތި <br /> Buraasfathi
| ހުކުރު <br /> Hukuru
| ހޮނިހިރު <br /> Honihiru
|-
! [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| <small>ஞாயிற்று<br>கிழமை</small> <br /> Nyāyitru day
| <small>திங்கட்<br>கிழமை</small><br /> Thingat day
| <small>செவ்வாய்க்<br>கிழமை</small><br /> Sevvāi day
| <small>புதன்க்<br>கிழமை </small><br /> Budhan day
| <small>வியாழக்<br>கிழமை </small><br /> Vyāzha day
| <small>வெள்ளிக்<br>கிழமை </small><br /> Velli day
| <small>சனிக்<br>கிழமை </small><br /> Shani day
|-
! [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| Aadi day
| Soma day
| Mangala day
| Budha day
| Bestha/Guru/Lakshmi day
| Shukra day
| Shani day
|-
! [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| ಭಾನುವಾರ<br> <br />Bhanu Vaara
| ಸೋಮವಾರ<br><br />Soma Vaara
| ಮಂಗಳವಾರದ<br><br />Mangala Vaara
| ಬುಧವಾರ<br><br />Budha Vaara
| ಗುರುವಾರ<br> <br />Guru Vaara
| ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ<br> <br />Shukra Vaara
| ಶನಿವಾರ<br> <br />Shani Vaara
|-
! [[Thai language|Thai]]
| วันอาทิตย์ <br /> (Sun day) <br /><small>(Colour: Red)</small>
| วันจันทร์ <br /> (Moon day) <br /><small>(Colour: Yellow)</small>
| วันอังคาร <br /> (Mars (planet) day) <br /><small>(Colour: Pink)</small>
| วันพุธ <br /> (Mercury (planet) day) <br /><small>(Colour: Green)</small>
| วันพฤหัสบดี <br /> (Jupiter (planet) day) <br /><small>(Colour: Orange)</small>
| วันศุกร์ <br /> (Venus (planet) day) <br /><small>(Colour: Blue)</small>
| วันเสาร์ <br /> (Saturn (planet) day) <br /><small>(Colour: Purple)</small>
|-
! [[Modern Chinese]]
| [[:zh:星期日|星期日]]
| [[:zh:星期一|星期一]]
| [[:zh:星期二|星期二]]
| [[:zh:星期三|星期三]]
| [[:zh:星期四|星期四]]
| [[:zh:星期五|星期五]]
| [[:zh:星期六|星期六]]
|-
! [[Old Chinese]] <small>(5)</small>
| [[:zh:星期日|日曜日]] <br /> (Sun's day)
| [[:zh:星期一|月曜日]] <br /> (Moon's day)
| [[:zh:星期二|火曜日]] <br /> (Fire planet day) <small>(Mars)</small>
| [[:zh:星期三|水曜日]] <br /> (Water planet day) <small>(Mercury)</small>
| [[:zh:星期四|木曜日]] <br /> (Wood planet day) <small>(Jupiter)</small>
| [[:zh:星期五|金曜日]] <br /> (Metal planet day) <small>(Venus)</small>
| [[:zh:星期六|土曜日]] <br /> (Earth planet day) <small>(Saturn)</small>
|-
! [[Japanese language|Japanese]] <small>(5)</small>
| [[:ja:日曜日|日曜日]] <br /> にちようび <br /> (Sun's day)
| [[:ja:月曜日|月曜日]] <br /> げつようび <br /> (Moon's day)
| [[:ja:火曜日|火曜日]] <br /> かようび <br /> (Fire planet day) <small>(Mars)</small>
| [[:ja:水曜日|水曜日]] <br /> すいようび <br /> (Water planet day) <small>(Mercury)</small>
| [[:ja:木曜日|木曜日]] <br /> もくようび <br /> (Wood planet day) <small>(Jupiter)</small>
| [[:ja:金曜日|金曜日]] <br /> きんようび <br /> (Metal planet day) <small>(Venus)</small>
| [[:ja:土曜日|土曜日]] <br /> どようび <br /> (Earth planet day) <small>(Saturn)</small>
|-
! [[Korean language|Korean]] <small>(5)</small>
| [[:ko:일요일|일요일]] <br /> (Sun's day)
| [[:ko:월요일|월요일]] <br /> (Moon's day)
| [[:ko:화요일|화요일]] <br /> (Fire planet day) <small>(Mars)</small>
| [[:ko:수요일|수요일]] <br /> (Water planet day) <small>(Mercury)</small>
| [[:ko:목요일|목요일]] <br /> (Wood planet day) <small>(Jupiter)</small>
| [[:ko:금요일|금요일]] <br /> (Metal planet day) <small>(Venus)</small>
| [[:ko:토요일|토요일]] <br /> (Earth planet day) <small>(Saturn)</small>
|-
! [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]]
| [[:bo:sa nyima|gza' nyi ma]] <br /> (Sun's day)
| [[:bo:sa dawa|gza' zla ba]] <br /> (Moon's day)
| [[:bo:sa mimar|gza' mig mar]] <br /> (Fire planet day) <small>(Mars)</small>
| [[:bo:sa lhakba|gza' lhag pa]] <br /> (Water planet day) <small>(Mercury)</small>
| [[:bo:sa phurbu|gza' phur bu]] <br /> (Wood planet day) <small>(Jupiter)</small>
| [[:bo:sa basang|gza' pa sangs]] <br /> (Metal planet day) <small>(Venus)</small>
| [[:bo:sa benba|gza' spen pa]] <br /> (Earth planet day) <small>(Saturn)</small>
|-
! [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]] (arga)
| [[:mn:ням|ням]] <br> nyam <br /> (planet Sun)
| [[:mn:даваа|даваа]] <br> davaa <br /> (planet Moon)
| [[:mn:мягмар|мягмар]] <br> myagmar <br /> (planet Mars)
| [[:mn:лхагва|лхагва]] <br> lkhagva <br /> (planet Mercury)
| [[:mn:пүрэв|пүрэв]] <br> pürev <br /> (planet Jupiter)
| [[:mn:баасан|баасан]] <br> baasan <br /> (planet Venus)
| [[:mn:бямба|бямба]] <br> byamba <br /> (planet Saturn)
|-
!align="right"| Mongolian (bilig)
| [[:mn:адъяа|адъяа]] <br> adiya <br /> (planet Sun)
| [[:mn:сумъяа|сумъяа]] <br> sumiya <br /> (planet Moon)
| [[:mn:ангараг|ангараг]] <br> angarag <br /> (planet Mars)
| [[:mn:буд|буд]] <br> bud <br /> (planet Mercury)
| [[:mn:бархабадь|бархабадь]] <br> barhasbadi <br /> (planet Jupiter)
| [[:mn:сугар|сугар]] <br> sugar <br /> (planet Venus)
| [[:mn:санчир|санчир]] <br> sanchir <br /> (planet Saturn)
|-
! [[Indonesian language|Indonesia]]
| [[:id:Minggu|Minggu]]
| [[:id:Senin|Senin]]
| [[:id:Selasa|Selasa]]
| [[:id:Rabu|Rabu]]
| [[:id:Kamis|Kamis]]
| [[:id:Jumat|Jumat]]
| [[:id:Sabtu|Sabtu]]
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|}

===Numerical===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=8| Starting on Sunday
|-
!width="9%" align="right"| Day
!width="13%"| [[Wiktionary:Sunday|Sunday]]
!width="13%"| [[Wiktionary:Monday|Monday]]
!width="13%"| [[Wiktionary:Tuesday|Tuesday]]
!width="13%"| [[Wiktionary:Wednesday|Wednesday]]
!width="13%"| [[Wiktionary:Thursday|Thursday]]
!width="13%"| [[Wiktionary:Friday|Friday]]
!width="13%"| [[Wiktionary:Saturday|Saturday]]
|-
! [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]
| [[:he:יום ראשון|יום ראשון]] <br> ''yom rishon'' <br> (First day)
| [[:he:יום שני|יום שני]] <br> ''yom sheyni'' <br> (Second day)
| [[:he:יום שלישי|יום שלישי]]<br> ''yom shlishi'' <br> (Third day)
| [[:he:יום רביעי|יום רביעי]] <br> ''yom revi'i'' <br> (Fourth day)
| [[:he:יום חמישי|יום חמישי]] <br> ''yom khamishi'' <br> (Fifth day)
| [[:he:יום שישי|יום שישי]] <br> ''yom shishi'' <br> (Sixth day)
| [[:he:יום שבת|יום שבת]] <br> ''yom Shabbat'' <br> ([[Shabbat|Sabbath]])<small> (2)</small>
|-
! [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| يوم الأحد <br> ''yaum al-aḥad'' <br> (First day)
| يوم الإثنين <br> ''yaum al-ithnayn'' <br> (Second day)
| يوم الثُّلَاثاء <br> ''yaum ath-thulathā’'' <br> (Third day)
| يوم الأَرْبعاء <br> ''yaum al-’arbi‘ā'' <br> (Fourth day)
| يوم الخَمِيس <br> ''yaum al-khamīs'' <br> (Fifth day)
| يوم الجُمْعَة <br> ''yaum al-jum‘ah'' <br> (Meeting day)
| يوم السَّبْت <br> ''yaum as-sabt'' <small>(2)</small> <br> (End day)
|-
! [[Ecclesiastical Latin]]
| Dominica <small>(1)</small> <br> ([[Lord's Day|Lord]]'s [Day])
| feria secunda <br>(Second weekday)
| feria tertia <br>(Third weekday)
| feria quarta <br>(Fourth weekday)
| feria quinta <br>(Fifth weekday)
| feria sexta <br>(Sixth weekday)
| sabbatum <small>(2)</small> <br> ([[Sabbath in Christianity|Sabbath]])
|-
! [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| [[:pt:Domingo|domingo]] <small>(1)</small> <br> (Lord's day)
| [[:pt:Segunda-feira|segunda-feira]] <br> (Second weekday)
| [[:pt:Terça-feira|terça-feira]] <br> (Third weekday)
| [[:pt:Quarta-feira|quarta-feira]] <br> (Fourth weekday)
| [[:pt:Quinta-feira|quinta-feira]] <br> (Fifth weekday)
| [[:pt:Sexta-feira|sexta-feira]] <br> (Sixth weekday)
| [[:pt:Sábado|sábado]] <small>(2)</small> <br> (Sabbath)
|-
! [[Greek language|Greek]]
| Κυριακή <small>(1)</small> <br> ''Kyriakí'' <br> (Lord's day)
| Δευτέρα <br> ''Dheftéra'' <br> (Second)
| Τρίτη <br> ''Tríti'' <br> (Third)
| Τετάρτη <br> ''Tetárti'' <br> (Fourth)
| Πέμπτη <br> ''Pémpti'' <br> (Fifth)
| Παρασκευή <br> ''Paraskeví'' <br> (Preparation)
| Σάββατο <small>(2)</small> <br> ''Sávato'' <br> (Sabbath)
|-
! [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]
| [[:is:Sunnudagur|sunnudagur]] <small>(6)</small> <br> (Sun day)
| [[:is:Mánudagur|mánudagur]] <small>(6)</small> <br> (Moon day)
| [[:is:Þriðjudagur|þriðjudagur]] <br> (Third day)
| [[:is:Miðvikudagur|miðvikudagur]] <small>(3)</small> <br> (Mid week day)
| [[:is:Fimmtudagur|fimmtudagur]] <br> (Fifth day)
| [[:is:Föstudagur|föstudagur]] <br /> (Fast day)
| [[:is:Laugardagur|laugardagur]] <small>(4)</small> <br> (Washing day)
|-
! [[Armenian language|Armenian]]
| Կիրակի <br />''Kiraki'' <br/>
| Երկուշաբթի <br />''Yerkushabti'' <br/> (two days <br> after Sabbath)
| Երեքշաբթի <br />''Yerekshabti'' <br/> (three days <br> after Sabbath)
| Չորեքշաբթի <br />''Chorekshabti'' <br/> (four days <br> after Sabbath)
| Հինգշաբթի <br />''Hingshabti'' <br/> (five days <br> after Sabbath)
| Ուրբաթ <br />''Urbat''
| Շաբաթ <br /> ''Shabat'' <small>(2)</small> <br/> (Sabbath)
|-
! [[Georgian language|Georgian]]
| [[:ka:კვირა|კვირა]] <br />''Kvira'' <br/> (Lord)
| [[:ka:ორშაბათი|ორშაბათი]] <br />''Oršabat'i'' <br/> (two days <br> after Sabbath)
| [[:ka:სამშაბათი|სამშაბათი]] <br />''Samšabat'i'' <br/> (three days <br> after Sabbath)
| [[:ka:ოთხშაბათი|ოთხშაბათი]] <br />''Ot'xšabat'i'' <br/> (four days <br> after Sabbath)
| [[:ka:ხუთშაბათი|ხუთშაბათი]] <br />''Xut'šabat'i'' <br/> (five days <br> after Sabbath)
| [[:ka:პარასკევი|პარასკევი]] <br />''Paraskevi'' (Preparation)
| [[:ka:შაბათი|შაბათი]] <br /> ''Šabat'i'' <small>(2)</small> <br/> (Sabbath)
|-
! [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]
| [[:kz:http://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Дүйсенбі|жексенбi]] <br> ''zheksenbe'' <br /> (first day)
| [[:kz:дүйсенбi|дүйсенбi]] <br> ''Düysenbi'' <br /> (second day)
| [[:kz:сейсенбi|сейсенбi]] <br> ''Seysenbi'' <br /> (third day)
| [[:kz:сәрсенбі|сәрсенбі]] <br> ''Särsenbi'' <br /> (fourth day)
| [[:kz:бейсенбі|бейсенбі]] <br> ''Beysenbi'' <br /> (fifth day)
| [[:kz:жұма|жұма]] <br> ''Juma'' <br /> (week)
| [[:kz:сенбі|сенбі]] <br> ''Senbi'' <br /> (Night and Day) <small>''shabAneh rooz''<small>
|-
! [[Persian language|Persian]]
| [[:fa:یکشنبه|یکشنبه]] <br /> ''yekshanbeh'' <br />(first day)
| [[:fa:دوشنبه|دوشنبه]] <br /> ''doshanbeh'' <br />(second day)
| [[:fa:سه شنبه|سه شنبه]] <br /> ''seshanbeh'' <br />(third day)
| [[:fa:چهارشنبه|چهارشنبه]] <br /> ''chaharshanbeh'' <br />(fourth day)
| [[:fa:پنجشنبه|پنجشنبه]] <br /> ''panjshanbeh''<br />(fifth day)
| [[:fa:آدینه|آدینه]], alt. [[:fa:جمه|جمه]] <br /> ''Adineh, alt. Jomeh''<br /> (day of faith, alt. gathering day)
| [[:fa:شنبه|شنبه]] <br /> ''shanbeh'' <br /> (night and day) <small>''shabAneh rooz''</small>
|-
! [[Turkish language|Turkish]]
| [[:tr:pazar|pazar]] <br /> (bazaar day)
| [[:tr:pazartesi|pazartesi]] <br /> (after the bazaar)
| [[:tr:salı|salı]] <br /> (third day)
| [[:tr:çarşamba|çarşamba]] <br /> (fourth day)
| [[:tr:perşembe|perşembe]] <br /> (fifth day)
| [[:tr:cuma|cuma]] <br /> (gathering day)
| [[:tr:cumartesi|cumartesi]] <br /> (after the gathering)
|-
! [[Old Turkic]]
| birinç kün <br /> (first day)
| ikinç kün <br /> (second day)
| üçünç kün <br /> (third day)
| törtinç kün <br /> (fourth day)
| beşinç kün <br /> (fifth day)
| altınç kün <br /> (sixth day)
| yetinç kün <br /> (seventh day)
|-
! [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]
| chủ nhật (Master's day) or <br>chúa nhật <small>(1)</small> (Lord's day)
| (ngày) thứ hai<br> (Second day)
| (ngày) thứ ba<br> (Third day)
| (ngày) thứ tư<br> (Fourth day)
| (ngày) thứ năm<br> (Fifth day)
| (ngày) thứ sáu<br> (Sixth day)
| (ngày) thứ bảy<br> (Seventh day)
|-
! colspan=8| Starting on Monday
|-
! [[Day]]
! [[Monday]]
! [[Tuesday]]
! [[Wednesday]]
! [[Thursday]]
! [[Friday]]
! [[Saturday]]
! [[Sunday]]
|-
! [[Estonian language|Estonian]]
| [[:et:Esmaspäev|Esmaspäev]]
| [[:et:Teisipäev|Teisipäev]]
| [[:et:Kolmapäev|Kolmapäev]] (Third) or ''Kesknädal'' <small>(3)</small>
| [[:et:Neljapäev|Neljapäev]] (Fourth)
| [[:et:Reede|Reede]] <br />(ON ''Friádagr'')
| [[:et:Laupäev|Laupäev]] <small>(4)</small>
| [[:et:Pühapäev|Pühapäev]] <br />(Holy day)
|-
! [[Polish language|Polish]]
| [[:pl:Poniedziałek|Poniedziałek]] <br />(After no-work)
| [[:pl:Wtorek|Wtorek]] <br />(Second)
| [[:pl:Środa|Środa]] <small>(3)</small> <br />(Middle)
| [[:pl:Czwartek|Czwartek]] <br />(Fourth)
| [[:pl:Piątek|Piątek]] <br />(Fifth)
| [[:pl:Sobota|Sobota]] <small>(2)</small>
| [[:pl:Niedziela|Niedziela]] <br />(No work)
|-
! [[Czech language|Czech]]
| [[:cs:Pondělí|Pondělí]] (also ''Pondělek'') <br />(After no-work)
| [[:cs:Úterý|Úterý]] (also ''Úterek'') <br />(Second)
| [[:cs:Středa|Středa]] <small>(3)</small> <br />(Middle)
| [[:cs:Čtvrtek|Čtvrtek]] <br />(Fourth)
| [[:cs:Pátek|Pátek]] <br />(Fifth)
| [[:cs:Sobota|Sobota]] <small>(2)</small>
| [[:cs:Neděle|Neděle]] <br />(No work)
|-
! [[Serbian language|Serbian]]
| [[:sr:Понедељак|Понедељак]] <br />(After no-work)
| [[:sr:Уторак|Уторак]] <br />(Second) <br> <small>(archaic root)</small>
| [[:sr:Среда|Среда]] <br />(Middle)
| [[:sr:Четвртак|Четвртак]] <br />(Fourth)
| [[:sr:Петак|Петак]] <br />(Fifth)
| [[:sr:Субота|Субота]]
| [[:sr:Недеља|Недеља]] <br />(No work)
|-
! [[Croatian language|Croatian]]
| [[:cs:Ponedjeljak|Ponedjeljak]] <br />(After no-work)
| [[:cs:Utorak|Utorak]] <br />(Second) <br> <small><archaic</small>
| [[:cs:Srijeda|Srijeda]] <small>(3)</small> <br />(Middle)
| [[:cs:Četvrtak|Četvrtak]] <br />(Fourth)
| [[:cs:Petak|Petak]] <br />(Fifth)
| [[:cs:Subota|Subota]] <small>(2)</small>
| [[:cs:Nedjelja|Nedjelja]] <br />(No work)
|-
! [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]]
| [[:cs:Ponedeljek|Ponedeljek]] <br />(After no-work)
| [[:cs:Torek|Torek]] <br />(Second) <small><archaic</small>
| [[:cs:Sreda|Sreda]] <small>(3)</small> <br />(Middle)
| [[:cs:Četrtek|Četrtek]] <br />(Fourth)
| [[:cs:Petek|Petek]] <br />(Fifth)
| [[:cs:Sobota|Sobota]] <small>(2)</small>
| [[:cs:Nedelja|Nedelja]] <br />(No work)
|-
! [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]
| понеделник <br />(After no-work)
| вторник <br />(Second)
| сряда <small>(3)</small> <br />(Middle)
| четвъртък <br />(Fourth)
| петък <br />(Fifth)
| събота <small>(2)</small> <br>(Sabbath)
| неделя <br />(No work)
|-
! [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]
| понеделник <br />(After no-work)
| вторник <br />(Second)
| среда <small>(3)</small> <br />(Middle)
| четврток <br />(Fourth)
| петок <br />(Fifth)
| сабота <small>(2)</small> <br>(Sabbath)
| недела <br />(No work)
|-
! [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]
| [[:hu:Hétfő|Hétfő]] <br />(Head of the week)
| [[:hu:Kedd|Kedd]] <br />(Second)
| [[:hu:Szerda|Szerda]] <small>(3)</small> <br />(Middle) <br><small>< Slavic</small>
| [[:hu:Csütörtök|Csütörtök]] <br />(Fourth) <br><small>< Slavic</small>
| [[:hu:Péntek|Péntek]] <br />(Fifth) <br><small>< Slavic</small>
| [[:hu:Szombat|Szombat]] <small>(2)</small>
| [[:hu:Vasárnap|Vasárnap]] <br />(Market day)
|-
! [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] <small>(7)</small>
| [[:lt:Pirmadienis|Pirmadienis]] <br />(First day)
| [[:lt:Antradienis|Antradienis]] <br /> (Second day)
| [[:lt:Trečiadienis|Trečiadienis]] <br /> (Third day)
| [[:lt:Ketvirtadienis|Ketvirtadienis]] <br /> (Fourth day)
| [[:lt:Penktadienis|Penktadienis]] <br /> (Fifth day)
| [[:lt:Šeštadienis|Šeštadienis]] <br /> (Sixth day)
| [[:lt:Sekmadienis|Sekmadienis]] <br /> (Seventh day)
|-
! [[Russian language|Russian]]
| [[:ru:понедельник|понедельник]] <br /> ''ponedel'nik'' <br />(after no-work)
| [[:ru:вторник|вторник]] <br /> ''vtornik'' <br />(second)
| [[:ru:среда|среда]] <small>(3)</small> <br /> ''sreda'' <br />(middle)
| [[:ru:четверг|четверг]] <br /> ''chetverg''<br />(fourth)
| [[:ru:пятница|пятница]] <br /> ''pyatnitsa''<br />(fifth)
| [[:ru:суббота|суббота]] <br /> ''subbota'' <br /> (sabbath) <small>(2)</small>
| [[:ru:воскресенье|воскресенье]] <br /> ''voskresen'ye'' <br />(resurrection)
|-
! [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]
| [[:uk:понедiлок|понедiлок]] <br /> ''ponedilok'' <br /> (after no-work)
| [[:uk:вiвторок|вiвторок]] <br /> ''vivtorok'' <br /> (second)
| [[:uk:середа|середа]] <small>(3)</small> <br /> ''sereda'' <br /> (middle)
| [[:uk:четвер|четвер]] <br /> ''chetver''<br /> (fourth)
| [[:uk:п'ятниця|п'ятниця]] <br /> ''p'yatnitsya''<br /> (fifth)
| [[:uk:субота|субота]] <br /> ''subota'' <br /> (sabbath) <small>(2)</small>
| [[:uk:недiля|недiля]] <br /> ''nedilya'' <br /> (no-work)
|-
! [[Chinese language|Chinese]] <br /><small>([[Standard Mandarin]] transcription in [[Hanyu Pinyin]])</small>
| [[:zh:星期一|星期一]] <br />''xīngqī yī''<br />(week: 1)
| [[:zh:星期二|星期二]] <br />''xīngqī èr''<br />(week: 2)
| [[:zh:星期三|星期三]] <br />''xīngqī sān''<br />(week: 3)
| [[:zh:星期四|星期四]] <br />''xīngqī sì''<br />(week: 4)
| [[:zh:星期五|星期五]] <br />''xīngqī wǔ''<br />(week: 5)
| [[:zh:星期六|星期六]] <br />''xīngqī liù''<br />(week: 6)
| [[:zh:星期日|星期日]] <br />''xīngqī rì''<br />(week: day) <br />or [[:zh:星期天|星期天]] <br />''xīngqí tiān''<br />(week: day)
|-
! [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]] <br/> (numerical)
| [[:mn:нэг дэх өдөр|нэг дэх өдөр]] <br/> ''neg deh odor'' <br /> (first day)
| [[:mn:хоёр дахь өдөр|хоёр дахь өдөр]] <br/> ''hoyor dahi odor'' <br /> (second day)
| [[:mn:гурав дахь өдөр|гурав дахь өдөр]] <br/> ''gurav dahi odor'' <br /> (third day)
| [[:mn:дөрөв дэх өдөр|дөрөв дэх өдөр]] <br/> ''dorov deh odor'' <br /> (fourth day)
| [[:mn:тав дахь өдөр|тав дахь өдөр]] <br/> ''tav dahi odor'' <br /> (fifth day)
| [[:mn:хагас сайн өдөр|хагас сайн өдөр]] <br/> ''hagas sain odor'' <br /> (half weekend)
| [[:mn:бүтэн сайн өдөр|бүтэн сайн өдөр]] <br/> ''buten sain odor'' <br /> (full weekend)
|-
! [[ISO 8601]] #
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
|-
! colspan=8| Starting on Saturday
|-
! Day
! Saturday
! Sunday
! Monday
! Tuesday
! Wednesday
! Thursday
! Friday
|-
! [[Swahili language|Swahili]]<ref>[http://mwanasimba.online.fr/E_Chap24.htm Swahili days, months, dates]</ref>
| jumamosi <br> (first [day <br> of the] week)
| jumapili <br> (second [day <br> of the] week)
| jumatatu <br> (third [day <br> of the] week)
| jumanne <br> (fourth [day <br> of the] week)
| jumatano <br> (fifth [day <br> of the] week)
| alhamisi <br> (five) <br> <small>Arabic</small>
| ijumaa <br> (assembly) <br> <small>Arabic</small>
|}

===Notes===
#In [[Ecclesiastical Latin]], the Romance languages, Greek, and the [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic language]]s, Sunday is named after the "Lord", because it is the day of the [[Death and resurrection of Jesus|Resurrection of Jesus]].
#The Romance languages, Old High German and German, and the Slavic languages have words for Saturday that are derived from the Hebrew Sabbath, via late Greek ''Sabbaton''.
#German and Finnish call Wednesday, prosaically, "mid-week"; Estonian ''Kesknädal'' is equivalent, with "Third day" (''kolmapäev'') also used; Icelandic and Faroese uses "Mid-week day"; Polish, Russian, etc. have "Middle".
#Old Norse, Swedish (and other [[North Germanic language]]s), and Finnish and Estonian ([[Finnic languages]]) call Saturday "Washday" or "Bathday", as it was the traditional day for washing and bathing.
#The Japanese names are the same as the traditional way days of week were named in Chinese. The Korean names are also the same but written in [[Hangul]].
#Icelandic ''sunnudagur'' and ''mánudagur'' are astronomical, persisting presumably because they make no explicit reference to pagan gods.
#See [[Lithuanian calendar]].
#An alternative naming for Saturday, used in [[Friesland]] and the northern parts of Germany, is derived from ''Sun-eve'', the day before the day of the sun (parallel to "Christmas Eve", for example). Northern dialects of German use ''Sonnabend''. In Frisian ''Sneon'' (sinnejûn) is used.

==Astrology==
{{sync|Week}}
Between the 1st and 3rd centuries the [[Roman Empire]] gradually replaced the eight day Roman [[Roman calendar#Nundinal cycle|nundinal cycle]] with the seven-day week. The astrological order of the days was explained by [[Vettius Valens]] and [[Dio Cassius]] (and [[Chaucer]] gave the same explanation in his ''[[Treatise on the Astrolabe]]''). According to these authors, it was a principle of astrology that the heavenly bodies presided, in succession, over the hours of the day. The [[Ptolemaic system#Geocentricty|Ptolemaic system]] asserts that the order of the heavenly bodies, from the farthest to the closest to the Earth, is: [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]], [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]], [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], [[Sun]], [[Venus (planet)|Venus]], [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]], [[Moon]]. (This order was first established by the Greek [[Stoicism|Stoics]].)

In astrological theory, not only the days of the week, but the hours of the day are dominated by the seven luminaries. If the first hour of a day is dominated by Saturn ([[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|20px|Saturn]]), then the second hour is dominated by Jupiter ([[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|20px|Jupiter]]), the third by Mars ([[Image:Mars symbol.svg|20px|Mars]]), and so on, so that the sequence of planets repeats every seven hours. Therefore, the twenty-fifth hour, which is the first hour of the following day, is dominated by the Sun; the forty-ninth hour, which is the first hour of the next day, by the Moon. Thus, if a day is labelled by the planet which dominates its first hour, then Saturn's day is followed by the Sun's day, which is followed by the Moon's day, and so forth, as shown below.

According to Vettius Valens, the first hour of the day began at sunset, which follows Greek and Babylonian convention. He also states that the light and dark halves of the day were presided over by the heavenly bodies of the first hour of each half. This is confirmed by a Pompeian graffito which calls [[6 February]] [[60]] a Sunday, even though by modern reckoning it is a Wednesday. Thus this graffito used the daylight naming convention of Valens whereas the nighttime naming convention of Valens agrees with the modern astrological reckoning, which names the day after the ruler of the first daylight hour.

These two overlapping weeks continued to be used by [[Alexandria]]n Christians during the [[fourth century]], but the days in both were simply numbered 1–7. Although names of gods were not used, the week beginning on Wednesday was named in [[Greek language|Greek]] ''ton theon'' ([day] of the gods), as used by the late fourth-century editor of the [[Easter]] letters of [[Athanasius of Alexandria|Bishop Athanasius]], and in a table of Easter dates for 311–369 that survives in an [[Ethiopic]] copy. These overlapping weeks are still used in the Ethiopic [[computus]]. Each of the days of the week beginning on Sunday is called a "Day of John" whereas each of the days of the week beginning on Wednesday is called a "tentyon", a simple transcription of the Greek ''ton theon''.

{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
! Hour:||1||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12
!13||14||15||16||17||18||19||20||21||22||23||24
! Luminary → name
|-
| Day 1
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| Saturn → Saturday
|-
| Day 2
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| Sun → Sunday
|-
| Day 3
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| Moon → Monday
|-
| Day 4
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| Mars → Tuesday
|-
| Day 5
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| Mercury → Wednesday
|-
| Day 6
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| Jupiter → Thursday
|-
| Day 7
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Saturn symbol.svg|15px|Saturn]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Jupiter symbol.svg|15px|Jupiter]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|15px|Mars]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|15px|Sun]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|15px|Venus]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|15px|Mercury]]
|style="background:#eee;"| [[Image:Moon symbol crescent.svg|15px|Moon]]
| Venus → Friday
|}

[[Image:Weekday heptagram.svg|right|thumb|Weekday heptagram]] The same order can be derived "geometrically" from an acute [[heptagram]], the {7/3} [[star polygon]] (as 24&nbsp;[[modular arithmetic|mod]]&nbsp;7&nbsp;=&nbsp;3). The luminaries are arranged in the same Ptolemaic/Stoic order around the points of the heptagram. Tracing the unicursal line from one planet to the next gives the order of the weekdays.

According to some sources, the '''weekday heptagram''' is considerably old:
<blockquote>
It was with the adoption and widespread use of the seven-day week throughout the Hellenistic world of mixed cultures that this heptagram was created.<ref>[http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/29/2916.html Symbol 29:16]</ref>
</blockquote>

==See also==
* [[Akan name]]s
*[[commons:Image:Weekwheel.jpg|Weekwheel for Children]]
* [[Calculating the day of the week]]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}
==References==
* Brown, Cecil H. [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0011-3204(198908%2F10)30%3A4%3C536%3ANTDOTW%3E2.0.CO%3B2-7 Naming the days of the week: A cross-language study of lexical acculturation], ''Current Anthropology'' '''30''' (1989) 536–550.
* Falk, Michael (1999). "[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?1999JRASC..93..122F Astronomical Names for the Days of the Week]", ''Journal of the [[Royal Astronomical Society of Canada]]'', '''93''':122–133.
* Neugebauer, Otto (1979). ''Ethiopic astronomy and computus'', Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, philosophisch-historische klasse, sitzungsberichte, '''347''' (Vienna)
*Zerubavel, Eviatar (1989). ''The Seven Day Circle: The History and Meaning of the Week'', Chicago: University of Chicago Press ISBN 0-226-98165-7
* [http://www.cjvlang.com/Dow/index.html Days of the Week in Chinese, Japanese & Vietnamese]

==External links==
*[http://www.nineplanets.org/days.html Planetary Linguistics and the Days of the Week — The Definitive Site]
*[http://www.domesticat.net/misc/monthsdays.php Days of the week and months of the year in many different languages]
*[http://www.thescian.com/wiki/index.php/Names_of_Weekdays Names of Weekdays at TheScian.com Science Wiki]{{Dead link|date=August 2008}}
*[http://cjvlang.com/Dow/index.html Days of the Week in Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese (much history of Western systems too)]
*[http://www.friesian.com/week.htm The Days of the Week]
*[http://www.geonames.de/days.html The days of the week in various languages]

{{Days of the week}}
{{Time measurement and standards}}
{{Time in religion and mythology}}

[[Category:Units of time]]
[[Category:Days of the week| ]]
[[Category:History of astronomy]]
[[Category:History of astrology]]

[[als:Wochentag]]
[[bs:Dani u sedmici]]
[[ceb:Mga adlaw sa semana]]
[[da:Ugedage]]
[[de:Wochentag]]
[[ga:Laethanta na seachtaine]]
[[gd:Làithean na seachdainn]]
[[ko:요일]]
[[hi:सप्ताह के दिन]]
[[it:Nomi dei giorni della settimana nelle varie lingue]]
[[lb:Wochendeeg]]
[[hu:A hét napjai]]
[[my:နေ့စွဲများ]]
[[ja:曜日]]
[[nds:Wekendag]]
[[pt:Dias da semana]]
[[ksh:Wochedaach]]
[[ro:Zile ale săptămânii]]
[[sco:Days o the week]]
[[sd:هفتي جا ڏينهن]]
[[sr:Дани седмице]]
[[sv:Veckodag]]
[[th:วันในสัปดาห์]]
[[tr:Haftanın günleri]]
[[fiu-vro:Nädälipääväq]]
[[zh:星期中的日子]]

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