Saturday is then the day of the planet Saturn.

Ancient names for days of the week. The Kh is a guttural sound often spelled as Ch. Thus the days of the week became. The Hebrews called Saturday the Sabbath meaning day of rest.

The Sun the Moon Mars Mercury Venus Jupiter and Saturn. The seven-day week originates with in ancient Babylon prior to 600 BC when time was marked with the lunar cycle which experienced different seven-day cycles. Monday was known as the day of the moon thats how it became Monday.

The last of these days dies Saturni became the new day devoted to trade and commerce. Monday is the first day of a week in the Gregorian calendar. In ancient Mesopotamia astrologers assigned each day of the week the name of a god.

The Jewish Calendar in Ancient Hebrew History. Tuesday comes from Old English Tīwesdæg after Tiw. The sun the moon and the five naked eye planets.

Think of French lundi mardi mercredi jeudi and vendredi for example and you will find the Latin Luna Mars Mercurius Iovis and Venus hidden behind them. In a culture where days were consumed by religion it is unsurprising that the days of the week were made in homage to the gods believed to rule the lives of mortals. Except for the Sabbath day the individual days of the week have no names just numbers.

These twelve months were initially numbered within each season but came to also be known by the names. According to the Roman mythology Monday was named after the moon goddess. They named the days of the week as the Theon Hemerai meaning the days of the gods.