Eight stars

The eight Thai weekday stars

In Thai astrology each birth day has a guardian planet, animal and color. Meet the seven weekdays plus Wednesday night, eight stars in all.

The eight days at a glance

Each birth day has a guardian planet and its mount, a traditional day color, and a Buddha posture you can find in Thai temples. The number is the planet’s traditional number in the taksa diagram. Names of mounts and postures can vary slightly between sources.

DayThaiPlanetNo.MountDay colorBuddha posture
Sundayวันอาทิตย์Sun๑ · 1Lion (Rachasi)RedGazing posture (Pang Thawai Net)
Mondayวันจันทร์Moon๒ · 2HorseYellowCalming the quarrel of kin (Pang Ham Yat)
TuesdayวันอังคารMars๓ · 3BuffaloPinkReclining posture (Pang Saiyat)
Wednesday Dayวันพุธ (กลางวัน)Mercury๔ · 4ElephantGreenHolding the alms bowl (Pang Um Bat)
Wednesday Nightวันพุธ (กลางคืน)Rahu๘ · 8GarudaCharcoal grayParileyyaka forest posture (Pang Palelai)
ThursdayวันพฤหัสบดีJupiter๕ · 5DeerOrangeSeated meditation (Pang Samathi)
Fridayวันศุกร์Venus๖ · 6OxLight blueContemplation posture (Pang Ramphueng)
Saturdayวันเสาร์Saturn๗ · 7TigerPurpleSheltered by the naga (Pang Nakprok)
Eight stars

How is my star decided?

We find the weekday of your Gregorian birth date and start the day at 06:00, as in Thai tradition. Splitting Wednesday into day and night gives eight results. If you do not know the time, we show every possible candidate.

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