Tuesday lucky colorPink
Tuesday is the day of Mars. In Thailand, many people pick something Pink to wear or carry on this day.
- Guardian planet
- Mars
- Guardian animal
- Buffalo
- Thai day name
- วันอังคาร
One small thing to try
Look for pink in your outfit or around you, then send a short hello to someone you are grateful for.
Ask yourself afterward · After sending it, which relationship did you want to take better care of?
Tuesday at a glance
- Guardian planet
- Mars
- Guardian animal
- Buffalo
- Thai day name
- วันอังคาร
- Buddha posture
- Reclining posture (Pang Saiyat)
- Taksa diagram direction
- Southeast
If you wear it on Tuesday: colors by taksa seat
This is the taksa with the planet of Tuesday in the first seat. It is the chart for people born on Tuesday, and also a table to consult when choosing what to wear on Tuesday.
Tap a seat to see its color
Taksa diagrams in Thai astrology differ a little from one astrologer to the next. The colors here come from one published traditional table that Horasat reads consistently, and they are stories for fun and self-reflection. No color is ever declared good or bad.
Thai culture stories for Tuesday
Tuesday: Mars, the buffalo, and a day of pink
Tuesday (วันอังคาร, wan Angkhan) is the day of Mars. The name “Angkhan” comes from the Sanskrit Angāraka, meaning a glowing coal. Mars’s guardian animal is the buffalo (กระบือ), and Tuesday’s color is pink. Some sources describe the body of the Mars deity as reddish gold. On the taksa diagram Mars sits in the southeast and is number 3.
Tuesday’s Buddha image is the reclining posture, Pang Saiyat (ปางไสยาสน์). It comes from the scene at Kusinara where the Buddha lies on his right side as he enters final nirvana, and it is among the best-known reclining Buddhas in Thai temples. Some temples and sources instead place Pang Prot Asurinthrahu (ปางโปรดอสุรินทราหู) on Tuesday, a posture that carries the tale of a towering asura king who humbled his heart before the Buddha’s great form.
It is fun that the color of a day with such a fiery name is a soft pink. Many people in Thailand wear pink on Tuesdays, and pink is received as a color that is lively yet kind. On days when you need courage, you could simply add a little energy with a small item, like a pink handkerchief or pair of socks.
The Tuesday star is a story that asks, “Shall I take one step on the thing I have only been thinking about?” This is cultural background only; it does not claim anything about today’s luck or a person’s temperament. Please also keep in mind that details of the Buddha image or the color can differ by region and by teacher.
In the taksa, the planet of Tuesday takes the first seat and the eight bodies are laid out in a fixed order. The chart for someone born on Tuesday places Mars in the seat of The People Around Me, Mercury in Life Force, Saturn in Influence, Jupiter in Fortune, Rahu in Foundation, Venus in Effort, the Sun in People Who Help You, and the Moon in What to Watch Carefully. This layout is carried over from a published traditional table, and this site only reads the color of each planet from it. Please remember that astrologers interpret even the same table differently, and that no seat is fixed as good or bad.
Frequently asked questions about Tuesday color
Tuesday is the day of fiery Mars, so why is it pink?
Mars is called Angkhan in Thai, which means a glowing ember, yet in the everyday day-color table Tuesday is pink. Some sources describe the Mars deity's body as reddish gold, and how pink came about is explained differently from source to source, so it is hard to pin down to a single answer.
What if pink feels awkward?
A pink handkerchief, socks, a notepad or a phone wallpaper is enough, just a little something that catches your eye. In the taksa based on Tuesday, the Fortune seat is Jupiter, so adding orange works well too.