The importance of each day of the week has been explained in Hindu religion. From worship of Gods and Goddesses to auspicious works and some activities related to life, have been linked to the special day. Like there are seven days in a week, in which Monday is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Similarly, a special day is fixed for the worship of all the deities. Even in religious texts, there is mention of doing some work on a particular day. In such a situation, the question arises that how the seven days of the week were named. The seven days of the week are named after the nine planets. Like Sunday in the name of Sun, Monday in the name of Moon, Tuesday in the name of Mars, Wednesday in the name of Mercury, Thursday in the name of Jupiter, Friday in the name of Venus and Saturday in the name of Saturn. Rahu and Ketu planets are named after Mars and It is considered a shadow planet of Saturn, hence it is associated with Mars and Saturn only. Of these, Rahu and Ketu are considered shadow planets. Therefore, their impact on our lives is like a shadow. The rest of the planets can be seen with the naked eye. Therefore, seven days were fixed in the week except Rahu and Ketu.

In western countries, the new day starts at 12 o’clock in the night, but in our country the new day starts with sunrise. In Vedic astrology, when we talk about day, it means sunrise only. The activities of each day of the week are affected by the influence of its lord and the person gets the corresponding results in his life. For example, Moon is the factor of mind and Jupiter is the factor of religious activities. In this time, doing work related to these goes in favor of the person. The names of the days of the week have been kept on the basis of the nouns of the planets, that is, the names of the planets are also the names of these days.

The problem was that which day of which planet should be considered, so astrologers divided the days according to the rising of Hora. There are 24 hours in a day. Every hora is of one hour. The planet whose first hora occurs as the day rises. That day is considered to be of the same planet. For example, on Monday, the day starts with the Moon’s Hora, that is why it was named Monday. The first hora on Tuesday is of Mars, that is why it is called Tuesday. Similarly, the names of the remaining days were determined, that is why there are seven days in the week.

In Hindu religion, there is a tradition of worshiping the gods according to the Varas. For example, Monday – this day is related to the Moon. Lord Bholenath is worshiped on this day. People also observe Monday fast on this day. According to mythological beliefs, the reason behind this is that Chandradev worshiped Lord Shiva on Monday only, due to which he got a healthy body. You can also please Chandradev by worshiping Lord Shiva on this day. Apart from this, Lord Shiva is considered a very gentle and peaceful deity.

Tuesday – Tuesday is dedicated to Lord Hanuman. According to mythological beliefs, in the last phase of Tretayuga, on Chaitra Purnima, Bajrangbali was born on Tuesday in the combination of Chitra Nakshatra and Aries ascendant. For this reason this day is dedicated to his worship. This is the reason why Hanuman ji’s fast is observed on Tuesday. By fasting on this day, all kinds of troubles and troubles of life go away.

Wednesday – On Wednesday everyone worships Ganpati Bappa. Wednesday is related to the planet Mercury. According to the mythology, when Lord Ganesha was created by Mother Parvati, Lord Mercury was also present on Mount Kailash. Therefore, for the worship of Lord Ganesha, his representative became wise on Wednesday and due to this, there was a tradition of worshiping Lord Ganesha on Wednesday.

Thursday – Lord Vishnu is worshiped on Thursday. Lord Vishnu should be worshiped on this day. According to mythology, it is believed that Garuda, the special among birds, pleased Lord Vishnu by worshiping him on Thursday itself and received the blessings of Lord Vishnu. From that very day, Thursday started being considered the most auspicious day for worshiping Lord Vishnu.

Friday – Friday is dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Venus. On this day people worship Goddess Lakshmi so that they get happiness of wealth. Where Mother Lakshmi is considered the goddess of wealth, happiness and prosperity. Whereas Venus is considered to be the cause of material comfort, opulence, love and beauty. By observing fast and worship on Friday, money related problems go away.

Saturday – Lord Shani Dev is worshiped on this day. So his planet Saturn improves. Shanidev’s guru is Mahadev himself and it is from him that Shanidev has got the boon that he should give results to every person according to his deeds.

Sunday – There is great importance in worshiping Sun God on Sunday. People also keep fast on Sunday. He was called Aditya because he was born from the womb of Aditi. The God of Sun is Lord Shiva. The Sun God also worships Mahadev. On Sunday, the Sun is at its maximum energy. Just as the moon is fully illuminated on a full moon day, similarly the sun is fully illuminated on Sunday.