Space Forum / Astronomy / July 2008

It's the day after Sunday.

It's the day after Sun day. After Moon day comes Tiwaz (or Mars) day,
then Woden's (or Jupiter's) day, then Thor's (Mercury's) day, Freya's
(Venus)
day and Saturn's day.
The planets are gods in heaven and we name days for them.
In French the names are different but the planets don't change, although
the order of days can.
Dimanche lundi mardi mercredi jeudi vendredi samedi
lundi = Luna day
mardi = Mars day
mercredi = Mercury day

In Dutch,
Zondag Maandag Dinsdag Woensdag Donderdag Vrijdag Zaterdag
In German,
Sonntag Montag Dienstag Mittwoch Donnerstag Freitag Samstag
Mittwoch = Mid week.

In Spanish,
Domingo lunes martes miércoles jueves viernes sábado
In Italian,

Domenica lunedì martedì mercoledì giovedì venerdì sabato

In Portuguese it is different.
Domingo segunda-feira terça-feira quarta-feira quinta-feira sexta-feira
sábado
Sunday, second day, third day, fourth day, fifth day, sixth day, Saturday.

There is no Moon day in Portugal.