Thursday is named after Thor, the Norse God of thunder. Old English uses God’s to name some days and astrology to name others. Sunday is “sun’s day”. Monday is “moon’s day”. Tuesday is “Tie’s day”, a on-handed god. Wednesday is named after the God, Woden. Friday is named after Frigg’s star, which is the Norse name for Venus. Saturday named after the god, Saturn.

Most languages with Latin origins name the day, Thursday, after Jupiter. All days of the week in most Latin languages are named after classical planets in Hellenistic astrology. Sunday is for the sun. Monday is for the moon. Tuesday is for Mars. Wednesday is for Mercury. Friday is Venus. And Saturday is Saturn.