Colors of the day in Thailand

Short description: Colours determined by ruling planets

According to ancient customs in Thailand, there is an astrological rule (which has influence from Hindu mythology) that assigns a color to each day of the week based on the color of the God who protects the day or Navagraha.[1]:22 For example, the God of Sunday is Surya who has the color red. These colors of the day are traditional Thai birthday colors. As King Bhumibol and his son were born on Mondays, Thailand is decorated with yellow on their birthdays. Thai people often wear clothes corresponding to the color of the day.

Day  | Thai name | Color of the day[2][3] | Celestial Body | God of the day

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Sunday  | วันอาทิตย์ | Red | Sun | Surya
Monday  | วันจันทร์ | Yellow or Cream | Moon | Chandra
Tuesday  | วันอังคาร | Pink | Mars | Mangala
Wednesday (Day)  | วันพุธ | Green | Mercury | Budha
Wednesday (Night) | Grey | Rahu
Thursday  | วันพฤหัสบดี | Orange or Brown | Jupiter | Brihaspati
Friday  | วันศุกร์ | Light Blue | Venus | Shukra
Saturday  | วันเสาร์ | Purple or Black | Saturn | Shani

## See also

* Thai solar calendar
* Royal Flags of Thailand

## References

1. ↑ Lee, Tien-Rein (December 2013). "The color we use in our daily life - communicating with color -" (in en). ประชุมวิชาการ (Proceedings). http://www.repository.rmutt.ac.th/bitstream/handle/123456789/1175/THE COLOR WE USE IN OUR DAILY LIFE.pdf?sequence=1.
2. ↑ Segaller, Denis (2005) (in en). Thai Ways. Bangkok: Silkworm Books. ISBN 9781628400083. https://books.google.com/books?id=NBoLBAAAQBAJ&dq="colors+of+the+day"+thailandcolors&pg=PT95.
3. ↑ "Travel in numbers and colours: Wear pink for luck on Tuesdays in" (in en-GB). The Independent. 2015-06-02. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/travel-in-numbers-and-colours-wear-pink-for-luck-on-tuesdays-in-thailand-10290964.html.

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