Thai birthday colour and weekday of birth

What day was I born?

Pick your date of birth (and time if you know it) to see your weekday under Thai astrology, its colour, planet and Buddha image.

Colours of the seven days

Day of birthColourPlanet (number)Buddha image
Sunday redSun (1)Thawai Net (gazing at the Bodhi tree)
Monday yellowMoon (2)Ham Yat (pacifying the relatives)
Tuesday pinkMars (3)Saiyat (reclining)
Wednesday (day) greenMercury (4)Um Bat (holding the alms bowl)
Wednesday (night) grey or blackRahu (8)Pa Lelai (in the Pa Lelai forest)
Thursday orangeJupiter (5)Samathi (meditation)
Friday light blueVenus (6)Ramphueng (contemplation)
Saturday purpleSaturn (7)Nak Prok (sheltered by the Naga)

Each day’s colour comes from the deity of its planet in Thai astrology. Many Thais wear their birthday colour, or the colour of the day — yellow on Monday, light blue on Friday and so on.

What is Wednesday night?

Thai astrology starts the day at sunrise (about 06:00), not midnight, and splits Wednesday in two: born 06:00–17:59 on Wednesday is Wednesday day; born from 18:00 Wednesday until dawn on Thursday is Wednesday night (Rahu). Anyone born after midnight but before dawn belongs to the previous day.

Yearly lucky and unlucky colours differ between astrologers; this site shows only the traditional birthday colours.

FAQ

What are the Thai colours of the days?

Sunday red · Monday yellow · Tuesday pink · Wednesday (day) green · Wednesday (night) grey or black · Thursday orange · Friday light blue · Saturday purple.

I was born at 2 a.m. on a Thursday. Which day am I?

In Thai astrology the day starts at sunrise, so you count as Wednesday night (Rahu). Your official birth date is still Thursday.

Why is Monday yellow?

Monday belongs to the Moon, whose deity is traditionally described with a pale yellow body.

From which year does the calculator work?

Any date from 1900 to next year; the weekday is computed from the Gregorian calendar.

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