Wednesday lucky colorGreen
Wednesday is the day of Mercury. In Thailand, many people pick something Green to wear or carry on this day.
- Guardian planet
- Mercury
- Guardian animal
- Elephant
- Thai day name
- วันพุธ
One small thing to try
Rest your eyes on something green for a minute, then re-order the things you need to do today.
Ask yourself afterward · In your new order, what is fine to do first today?
Wednesday at a glance
- Guardian planet
- Mercury
- Guardian animal
- Elephant
- Thai day name
- วันพุธ
- Buddha posture
- Holding the alms bowl (Pang Um Bat)
- Taksa diagram direction
- South
Wednesday day and night are different
Thai astrology splits Wednesday into day and night. The day belongs to Mercury and is green; the night belongs to Rahu and is a grayish black. Rahu is linked to the eclipses that cover the sun and moon, so it is pictured as a night-sky image. Today's color uses the daytime green even on Wednesday, while the birthday calculation splits day and night at 06:00 and 18:00.
If you wear it on Wednesday: colors by taksa seat
This is the taksa with the planet of Wednesday in the first seat. It is the chart for people born on Wednesday, and also a table to consult when choosing what to wear on Wednesday.
Tap a seat to see its color
Wednesday night · Rahu
- The People Around MeบริวารCharcoal grayRahu
A color for the people around you and for gatherings
Popular seat - Life ForceอายุLight blueVenus
A color to pick when you want a lift in energy
Popular seat - InfluenceเดชRedSun
A color for making your presence felt at work or in a presentation
Popular seat - FortuneศรีYellowMoon
The most welcome seat, a color to add as your charm point
Popular seat - FoundationมูละPinkMars
A color for when you want to settle and put down roots
- EffortอุตสาหะGreenMercury
A color to cheer on your steady effort
- People Who Help YouมนตรีPurpleSaturn
A color that calls to mind the people who help you and whom you help
- What to Watch CarefullyกาลกิณีOrangeJupiter
The color the tradition treats with care; you do not need to avoid it
Color the tradition handles with care
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 Wednesday
Wednesday daytime: Mercury, the elephant, and a day of green
In Thailand, Wednesday (วันพุธ, wan Phut) is read as two halves, day and night. On this site, the hours from 6:00 a.m. up to 6:00 p.m. count as Wednesday daytime. The planet of the daytime is Mercury, its guardian animal is the elephant, and its color is green. On the taksa diagram Mercury sits in the south and is number 4. Mercury stands for speech and communication, so it is often talked about in connection with learning and conversation.
Wednesday daytime’s Buddha image is the posture of holding the alms bowl, Pang Um Bat (ปางอุ้มบาตร). It comes from the Buddha’s visit to his hometown of Kapilavastu, where he did not stay in the palace but walked the streets collecting alms. When his father, the king, asked in surprise why, he is said to have answered that this is the way of the awakened ones. With both hands cradling the bowl in a quiet pose, the image reads as one of humility and sharing.
Green is the easiest weekday color to wear in Thai daily life. On Wednesdays some people put on a green T-shirt or a green scarf, and some tuck in a green item on days that call for a lot of talking, like an exam or an interview. It is less a rule to keep than a small ritual for settling the mind.
The fact that Wednesday splits in two is tied to how Thai astrology treats Rahu as a body of its own, almost like a ninth element. Sources differ a little on where the line between day and night falls, and to keep the calculation simple and transparent this site fixes it at 06:00 and 18:00. Please read the Wednesday daytime star as a story that asks, “Shall I just ask about what I’m curious about?”
In the taksa, the planet of Wednesday daytime takes the first seat and the eight bodies are laid out in a fixed order. The chart for someone born on Wednesday daytime places Mercury in the seat of The People Around Me, Saturn in Life Force, Jupiter in Influence, Rahu in Fortune, Venus in Foundation, the Sun in Effort, the Moon in People Who Help You, and Mars 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.
Wednesday night: Rahu, the garuda, and a color of the dark
Wednesday night (วันพุธกลางคืน) is a distinctive slot found only in Thai astrology. The body that rules this time is Rahu (พระราหู). Rahu is said to swallow the sun and the moon and so cause eclipses; it points to a place similar to the lunar node in Western astrology, but it is not the same concept. On the taksa diagram Rahu sits in the northwest and is number 8. Its guardian animal is handed down as the garuda, and its body color is described as somewhere between blue-black and copper.
Wednesday night’s Buddha image is the forest posture, Pang Palelai (ปางป่าเลไลยก์). It comes from the story of a Buddha weary of his disciples’ quarrels, who left Kosambi and lived alone in the Parileyyaka forest, where an elephant king of the same name waited on him. A monkey offering a honeycomb is often shown in the same scene. The image is known for the seated figure with one foot hanging down.
The color of this day is a charcoal gray close to black. It is often presented as the color set aside for those born on Wednesday night, and in Rahu devotion some temples hold a separate Wednesday rite for Rahu. A dark color doesn’t have to be read only as a gloomy one. Think of it as a color that resembles the stillness and depth of night, and it becomes a calm color that goes with almost anything.
Sources differ on the hour dividing Wednesday day from night, so this site fixes Wednesday night as 18:00 until 05:59 the next morning. Rahu traditionally carries a cautious image, but here the star is read as a story that asks, “Shall I step a little outside my usual answer?” All of this is cultural background and does not decide anyone’s fate or character.
In the taksa, the planet of Wednesday night takes the first seat and the eight bodies are laid out in a fixed order. The chart for someone born on Wednesday night places Rahu in the seat of The People Around Me, Venus in Life Force, the Sun in Influence, the Moon in Fortune, Mars in Foundation, Mercury in Effort, Saturn in People Who Help You, and Jupiter 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 Wednesday color
Why does Wednesday have two colors?
Thai astrology splits Wednesday into day and night. The day belongs to Mercury and is green; the night belongs to Rahu and is a gray close to black. Today's color uses the daytime green on Wednesday, while the birthday calculation splits day and night at 06:00 and 18:00.
Which color do I see if I was born on Wednesday night?
Wednesday night is Rahu's color, a grayish black. Rahu is linked to the lunar eclipse that covers the moon and is often described with a mysterious image, but that color does not decide anyone's personality. On this page, choose Wednesday night under "My color, by birthday weekday" to see the colors by seat.