Weeks
A week (สัปดาห์ sàb-da or สัปดาหะ sàb-da-hà from Sanskrit "seven") is a 7-day period beginning on Sunday and ending Saturday.
Days of the week are named after the first seven of the nine Indian astrological Navagraha; i.e., the sun, moon, and five classical planets.
| English name | Thai name | Transcription | Color | Sanskrit word | Planet |
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| Sunday | วันอาทิตย์ | wan athit | red | Aditya | Sun |
| Monday | วันจันทร์ | wan chan | yellow | Chandra | Moon |
| Tuesday | วันอังคาร | wan angkhan | pink | Angaraka | Mars |
| Wednesday | วันพุธ | wan phut | green | Budha | Mercury |
| Thursday | วันพฤหัสบดี | wan pharuehat (sabodi) | orange | Brihaspati | Jupiter |
| Friday | วันศุกร์ | wan suk | blue | Shukra | Venus |
| Saturday | วันเสาร์ | wan sao | purple | Shani | Saturn |
Note: Colours are those considered auspicious for the given days of the week, that of Wednesday day being green and of Wednesday night, light green. Of Buddha images representing episodes (ปาง) from his life, there is one that represents a week and others for each day of the week: Monday has three options that are similar and Wednesday, entirely different ones for day and night.
Thai representations of the planets in deity form are below:
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Phra Athit
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Phra Chan
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Phra Angkhan
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Phra Phut
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Phra Rahu
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Phra Phareuehat
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Phra Suk
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Phra Sao
Read more about this topic: Thai Solar Calendar
Famous quotes containing the word weeks:
“The time to enjoy a European tour is about three weeks after you unpack.”
—George Ade (1866–1944)
“The modern American tourist now fills his experience with pseudo-events. He has come to expect both more strangeness and more familiarity than the world naturally offers. He has come to believe that he can have a lifetime of adventure in two weeks and all the thrills of risking his life without any real risk at all.”
—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)
“Erasing the failure of weeks with level fingers,
she sleeks the fine hair, combing: “You’ll look fine tomorrow!”
—Muriel Rukeyser (1913–1980)