The Reason We Have 7 Days in a Week

How did we get the days of the week? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the planets of the ancients and how they correspond to our days of the week.
How many planets were there to the ancient Greeks and Romans? Learn about the meaning of the word “planet,” the names of the days, and how we got seven days in a week. Plus, learn how Copernicus later discovered a planet that was right under our noses.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction: The Days of the Week
00:28 - The Planets
2:04 - The Origin of Each Day
7:10 - Why We Have Seven Days
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[@StarTalk]

Shout-out to Planet George! ♅ 🪐 Are we happy this planet got renamed?

[@Abhay0505]

I wanna be it's president 😂

[@stewi009]

They wouldn't let him call it George, so instead they called it... Uranus? In terms of how many jokes would be made about this planet's name, it probably came out about even.

[@AdamDylanMajor]

in the past, the order is as follows: Moon Venus/Mecury Mercury/Venus (not sure) Sun Mars Jupiter Saturn In Zechariah Sitchin's work, even if Earth is said to be the seventh planet, if you use our counting, the seventh planet would correspond to Saturn, which looks yellow. No wonder Zechariah Sitchin's seventh planet (Earth) is full of gold...

[@georgedeedsnotwords2162]

No I'm not ! It had the best name ! 🤔Now it's named after the president .

[@duckofdeath3266]

​@@georgedeedsnotwords2162 Ah! Didn't even think of that. Putin is also from olde latin...... 🤔 Though, I have got to admit I've never heard them call Uranus that other word.

[@BrickImmortar]

"Neptune and thennn..." "We're done." Pluto has left the chat.

[@KBWeeds]

🤣🤣🤣 I died laughing at that!

[@leftcoaster67]

Like Classic Coke, I still consider Pluto a classic planet.

[@mantashashireen3289]

Pluto is a dwarf planet, It was not considered as a planet after 2006

[@paulford9120]

Pluto: I was big enough for your mother!

[@JBG-AjaxzeMedia]

Neil has a never ending war with pluto, thou shalt not speak thy name of big rock smaller than other big rocks

[@RokinDokin]

Pluto, NEVER FORGET. You're still a planet for me.

[@Valuepak]

no

[@cheapskatepanic]

❤❤❤Pluto forever!!

[@HellhoundX90]

Pluto, No matter what anybody says, you'll always be a prince to me 🧞‍♂️

[@The.Doctor2]

Pluto is a planet to me no matter what anyone says.

[@Noticeonly]

Pluto is their just not in our system 😂

[@chadex77]

Never thought I’d be entertained by people talking about the days of the week. Bravo gentlemen, bravo! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@modalize]

That explanation sounds like when ur back in school and teacher asks you to recall the events of the book that you were supposed to read, but didn’t

[@dusermiginte4647]

In Sweden. Many days are named after our ancient gods.. Monday - Moon day. "Måndag". Tuesday - Tyr. "Tisdag". Wednesday - Oden. (Onsdag). Thursday - Thor. (Torsdag). Friday - Freja. (Fredag). Saturday - Is the day we take a bath(??) (Lördag) Sunday - Is named after the Sun. Sol, Sunna/Sunne in Sweden. (Söndag).

[@davidstauffer4147]

We come from the Land of the Ice and Snow!

[@RuerlKhan]

Indeed, I would in fact say that this episode of StarTalk is perhaps one of the weakest so far in terms of solid evidence based argumentation. It is clear that Mr. Tyson does not know norse mythology very well with where he draws the comparisons, but then... That's not his expertise. ;)

[@66hss]

Old norse: laugardagr "pool day" so bathing day is correct for Saturday. The same in Finnish loan word "lauantai" .

[@MattWhite-vh6xh]

It's the same in English, other than Saturday. The same gods. Of course Wednesday is Woden's day, as you Scandinavians have this habit of dropping W from the beginning of some words...like wool = ull and in Norsk wolf = ulv. I'm guessing Norse influenced Thursday, as it's no longer the full Thunor's day, like in Dutch and German.

[@sabestianbravo3548]

I have a question: why are they named in a particular sequence "Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturday"

[@RighteousBeardArts]

As an French teacher in elementary school, whenever I introduce French days of the week, I talk about the Norse, Roman, and Greek connections.

[@jaspreet_singh_247]

I bet u dont show indian connection, outdates greek by many thousand years, do some research into that

[@kareemetyoann5163]

Say more please

​@@jaspreet_singh_247yea no

[@KingQov]

Shows the worship of the gods they truly serve.

[@ThapeloMaxwellMabuza]

​@jaspreet_singh_247 Egyptian astrology is older than Greek wheel but the Greek perfected it by understanding the ages,today Greek astrology is accurate I'm pisces

[@refragerator]

"Wotan had some other features to him" is the understatement of the last 1100 years lmao

[@mastergamerover9000]

Peak peagan critique

[@vin651]

I’m a native Spanish speaker and am studying Japanese and when it came to learning the days of the week in Japanese I noticed this pattern of naming them in accordance with the original seven planets. As opposed to English and Spanish where the days of the week are named after the gods associated with each planet, the Japanese named them after their associated elements (with the exception of the Moon and the Sun). For example, 火 means “fire”, the element associated with 火星(kasei), the “Fire Star” Mars. Thus, Tuesday in Japanese is 火曜日(kayoubi) the “Fire Day” Then repeat this for the other planets. 水 = Water, 水星(suisei) = Mercury, 水曜日(suiyoubi) = Wednesday 木 = Tree/Wood, 木星(mokusei) = Jupiter, 木曜日(mokuyoubi) = Thursday 金 = Gold, 金星(kinsei) = Venus, 金曜日(kinyoubi) = Friday 土 = Earth, 土星(dosei) = Saturn, 土曜日(doyoubi) = Saturday. Monday and Sunday are simply named after 月(“the Moon”) and 日(“the Sun”) respectively, leaving 月曜日(getsuyoubi) as Monday and 日曜日(nichiyoubi) as Sunday. Somewhat related side note: Because Uranus and Neptune were discovered far after the others, they didn’t have an associated element, so in this case they were named after the gods. Uranus was named after Ouranos, the God of the Sky, so in Japanese 天王星 (tennousei) means the “The Sky King’s Star” Uranus. Neptune was of course named after Neptune, the God of the Sea, so 海王星 (kaiousei) is the “Sea King’s Star” Neptune.

[@TrocarSlushWeasel]

I asked some of my Japanese teachers how the Japanese names and Western names matched up so well but nobody knew the answer. Of course, they taught Japanese and not history but I assume that it came from the West via China at some point long ago.

[@juankwanmendoza5219]

Amazing can you teach me Japanese too?🙏🤟💯😎

[@d.b.4671]

You're close: "kin" does normally mean "gold," but in this specific case it would translate as "metal."

[@masonheipel]

it's global, oldest known is in India. the names aren't arbitrary but instead calculated

[@secularmonk5176]

@@masonheipel The Babylonians created the seven-day week named for the moving lights of the sky more than 5,000 years ago. It is such a convenient coincidence that seven divides evenly into the 28 days of the lunar cycle that the system was adopted over and over again by Eurasian cultures as it spread along trade routes.

[@yogeshavl]

In Hindi it's straightforward. Sunday- Raviwar, Ravi means Sun and war means day. Monday - Somwar, Som means Moon Tuesday - Mangalwar, Mangal means Mars Wednesday - Budhwar, Budh means Mercury Thursday - Guruwar/Brihaspatiwar, Guru of all the planets Jupiter, Bharaspati means Guru. Friday - Shukrawar, Shukra means Venus Saturday - Shaniwar, Shani means Saturn

[@yashuchiha99]

the Europeans copied India's system

[@TheLowBrassDude]

I didn't know that, Thanks!

[@wyett123]

​@@yashuchiha99Actually I believe it was the Greeks that taught them that system after Alexander took over the middle east and attempted to encroach into India.

[@nafridi1]

Thanks so much for this.

[@user-dh6bj2me5p]

Yogeshavi. Thank you!

[@tharindudayarathna5225]

In Sinhala (in Sri Lanka) Sunday = Irida, ira = sun Monday = Sanduda, Sandu = Moon Tuesday = Angaharuwada, Angaharu = Mars Wednesday = Badada, Buda = Mercury Thursday = Brahaspathinda, Brahaspathi = Jupiter Friday = Sikurada, Sikuru = Venus Saturday = Senasurada, Senasuru = Saturn

[@petertawiah]

Wow! Is this coincidence or linkage. In the Akan culture of Ghana 'day' is also called 'da'. eg. Friday is known as Efiada, which means the day of Afia and we do same for all the seven

[@Knowledgeovereverything]

Woww! Thanks for sharing that's crazy

[@infiniteblades]

😮

[@DaniielPineda]

"Neptune and thennn..." "No. We're done." LMAOOOOO

[@itxclangamer]

There is also a link between the seven planets with the seven known metals of the ancient times. Sun - Gold Moon - Silver Mercury - Mercury Venus - Copper Mars - Iron Jupiter - Tin Saturn - Lead Therefore, in Hindi, the metal gold is called 'sona' while the metal silver is called 'Chandi'. (Chand means moon)

[@007kash007]

Any link between them and the four hunours or Temperaments. Ayurvedic?

[@itxclangamer]

The four humors or temperaments are related to the four element system of the previous times. Each humor/temperament is related to one of the four elements: earth, water, air and fire.

[@mikkelbreiler8916]

You should not bathe in lead on saturday, it is poison to the brain.

[@rulev3504]

Could it be possible that each 1 of those planets makeup be the reason the planets are balanced and spaced the way they are

[@DubultaisT]

Start talk, history and linguistics in one video. My neurons are screaming Thank You, Neil and Chuck ❤

[@Cyraxior]

You know he's just plagiarizing Carl Sagan, right? Man doesn't have a unique thought in his head (unless it concerns gender studies.)

[@EPS5000]

Did you know that Sunday and Saturday are the strongest days? All the other days are weekdays (weak days) 😂

[@salamander337]

Ah, that what the Weekend means. (Weak end) 😂😂😂

[@thereadersvoice]

​@@salamander337 If you have a weak end, you can always take a pill for that! 😆🤣😆🤣

[@jamescohen45]

I like it.

[@thomasmicaelcannon7867]

😆 🤣 😂 🗣STOP IT

[@user-js6qf9sf6c]

It also means that Monday thru Friday is a strong beginning

[@monetroshi]

As a Pluto activist I just want y’all to know Pluto maybe be small but he has every right to be a planet😢

[@daverapp]

Only if Ceres can be a planet too

[@tiptoe87]

When I was growing up it was a planet now I guess it's a star

[@mack899486ify]

I had these talk at 10 with my science teacher who told me I was wrong. I figured it all out once I learned the names of certain Greek and Roman gods. she just matched the days of the week. That inspired me to go further. I wish I had a real science teacher.

[@rickmastenbroek5447]

Hello Gentlemen, fun fact: Thursday in dutch is called Donderdag... wich translates back to Thunderday. So we named it after the sound Thor makes, but not after his own name.

[@Sacremas]

Yes and no; it's named after Donar, the Thunderer, which is the proto-Germanic for Thor (just like how Wotan is the Germanic name for Odin, in Norway, Denmark and Sweden it's not Wednesday, it's Onsdag, directly from Oden's Dag or Odin's Day). Donar among the Germanic tribes, Thuner in the Old Frisian tribes, Thunar in Old Saxon, and then Þórr in Norse, the latter of which then became Thor (and despite the weird letters phonetically sounds very similar also).

[@mantara100]

thur is named for thor wich means thunder just like donar the dutch or GERMANIC name for thor all of witch mean Thunder so it is named for his NAME!

[@mantara100]

@@Sacremas Both Wodan or Wotan after wich Wednesday, or in dutch Woensdag is named and Odin mean Furious or Angry.. Or the Furious one.

[@Sacremas]

@@mantara100 Huh, didn't know that, I figured it would be the "Wise One" (due to the rune stuff, secret stuff, spying via Hugin and Munin, etc).

[@afrog2666]

@@mantara100 My friend`s cat should be called Odin lol

[@DoctorPhilGud]

I was struggling to keep all the spanish days of the week memorized but now that i realize that spanish is just keeping with the names of the planets it makes it so much easier to remember. Thank you guys for helping me with my duolingo courses

[@ivarsapinis5858]

Just loving this content, so much positivity and so much interesting information. Keep up amazing job! 🤗

[@simonrancourt7834]

In French, Monday is called (lundi), "Lune" is French for "Moon". Tuesday is called "mardi" (Mars) Wednesday is called "mercredi" (Mercury) Thursday is called "jeudi" (Jupiter) Friday is called "vendredi" (Venus)

[@Malik-Ibi]

What about samedi and dimonche?

[@sandal_thong8631]

@@Malik-Ibi Black Sabbath and AC/DC?

[@Mr_Rouge]

@@Malik-Ibi Samedi = Saturne Dimanche = ... in latin, Solis dies (day of the Sun) has then been replaced by dies Dominicus... and then over the centuries slowly became Dimanche. (that is why the 'di' is at the begining)

[@breuschbarbare0248]

@@ge2623 yes, like the USA in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan?

[@ge2623]

@@breuschbarbare0248 Those don't count. They were for money. 😁

[@moorzeK]

Hey, I love Neil and Chuck, been with you guys for some time now.. But guys, you didn't explained "The reason we have 7 days in a week", ancient cultures often used 8 or 10 days in a week. 7 days in a week actually came from Babylonians. The Babylonians divided the 28-day lunar cycle into four weeks, each consisting of seven days. The number seven was significant as it represented the seven major celestial bodies that had been observed by the Babylonians. Later in history it even got a religious boost when the Bible described God creating the world in six days and rested on the seventh. For centuries the Romans used a period of eight days in civil practice, but in 321 CE Emperor Constantine established the seven-day week in the Roman calendar. I know nowadays the Ancient Mesopotamia history is not taught in school anymore, people tend to forget that. Just saying facts, no hate or anything! Stay sharp guys, good luck :)

[@RockinRonny420]

Marking time in lunar cycles was why Moses was so old . Divide his age by 13 and you will get his real age in years.

[@vivekvicky2595]

I don't know man, we Indians have been using them for so long and we even call them exactly what we call planets in our language.

[@gregorypdearth]

I agree. The video explained why our seven days of the week are named what they are named but not how we got to seven days in the first place. It was more of a convergence of coincidences, where the goofy math of the ancient humans worked well with the celestial observations of the slightly less-ancient people, and then the plethora of god names we all came up with later were implemented after the fact. I doubt Babylonians bothered with god names for their week days but we will never know. Those guys seemed to be all about business and trade and probably just called them day one, day two, etc.

[@isaacnazar]

Thank u for the explanation ❤❤❤❤

[@RollMeOne_Kenobi]

Maybe I'm tripping here, but I'm pretty sure the reason they gave for having 7 days in a week is because there was 7 observable celestial bodies. 7:10 to the end of the video is literally titled "Why We Have Seven Days" lol

[@alpine9214]

This is honestly the best information I have gotten. Gonna use it on my next date.

[@hanne8194]

In Philippines (Tagalog) we called the days of the week same like in spanish. Monday- lunes Tuesday - martes Wednesday - miyerkules Thursday - huwebes Friday- biyernes Saturday - sabado Sunday - linggo

[@Yungbeck]

6:28 never thought I would see this image in my life w Freja and the Wu Tang Clan lmaoo

[@FelipeFrotaBass]

The editing and effects on this episode are really cool hahaha keep going guys

[@swampsausage554]

In Hebrew, the days are just numbered: Sunday = Yom Rishon (Yom means day, Rishon means first. So - First Day) Monday = Yom Sheni (Second Day) Tuesday = Yom Shlishi (Third day) Wednesday = Yom Revi'i (Fourth Day) Thursday = Yom Hamishi (Fifth Day) Friday = Yom Shishi (Sixth day) Saturday = Shabbat (the origin for Sabbath. It comes from the word Sheva - seven, but also means to sit down doing nothing, resting, which is what Jewish people are supposed to do on Sabbath. The Torah specifically forbids working on Sabbath). Some interesting additional information - The Hebrew calendar is based on the movement of the moon, unlike the Gregorian calendar which is based on the movement of the Earth around the sun. 1. This difference creates a gap in the calendar (The Jewish year is shorter) so every four years another month (4 weeks) is added to avoid losing sync with the seasons (very important for agriculture). 2. The Hebrew date changes when it gets dark and there are 2 visible stars in the sky, meaning, the days - as in dates - are not the same length.

[@pedrongalaxi7774]

Portuguese is similar: 2a Feira - Monday 3a Feria - Tuesday 4a Feira - Wednesday 5a Feira - Thursday 6a Feira - Friday Sábado Saturday Domingo Sunday

[@0011peace]

acutally s solar/lunmar calender not solely a lunar calendar. By the way if you have 13 months every month has 28 with one extra incalulary day or 2 in leap year and 1 or 2 incalulary days or 1 or 2 months with 29 days. If we went to 13 month calendar th last month could have the extra day(s) keep the calendar align though out the year.it would also allow each day to haves begining of the year 21 times out of 28 years allowing every weekday to have at least 84 first i day n 99 years and e in from 1901 to 2099 you have each year have 169 times at least each day startsthe new year.

[@Matthew-m6y]

A couple corrections, expansions Shabbat doesn't come from the root for seven (shin-beth-ayin) but from the root for cease (Shin-beth-tav) The extra month, in the Torah, is only added if you cannot find enough ripened (aviv) barley in Chodesh HaAviv (The first month) in time for the Sheaf offerings during Hagh HaMatzot (Passover). The Hebrew day begins at sundown, specifically described as Beyn HaArbayin (between the evenings or muddlings) generally understood as the time between when the orb of the sun drops below the horizon and when the light of the sun has dissipated.

[@NibiTV]

Islamic calendar is purely based on The Moon but has similar nomenclature: yaum as-sabt يوم السَّبْت (sabbath day) yaum al-ahad يوم الأحد (first day) yaum al-ithnayn يوم الإثنين (second day) yaum ath-thalatha' يوم الثُّلَاثاء (third day) yaum al-arba`a' يوم الأَرْبعاء (fourth day) yaum al-khamis يوم الخَمِيس (fifth day) yaum al-jum`a يوم الجُمْعَة (gathering day)(Friday)

[@gnomerod]

Portuguese names of the week are similar, except for Sunday (Domingo as in Dominus Day)

[@ikehsamuelifeanyi4925]

In Igbo Language from Nigeria we have just four days in a week named after market days They are 1. Eke 2. Orie 3. Afor 4. Nkwo

[@Pierce-lz7kv]

I'm so glad I found this channel, this is how I woulda learned my sciences had Neil been my teacher! I was engaged the whole time!

[@tyrone4u559]

Learn something new all the time watching this podcast

[@ericsaldivar2022]

How did I not know I needed this channel in my life?! Subscribed.

[@ianjames92]

I love this stuff. Please do months next!

[@planetzebulon21]

As someone from another planet, this is the best explanation of your part of the universe. Before that,we relied on the back cover of Fank Zappa’s “ One Size Fits All “.

[@fartkerson]

Before Zappa, we referred to Gustav Holst's composition "The Planets".

[@docodocodoco]

3:48 tuueeees... Whaaaaa!? 😂I like when Chuck going back in...good job😅

[@MsTaLaiah]

Thank you, Chuck. Thank you, Neil. I came here after watching Laurence Fishburne read Jourdon Anderson’s letter, so this was a nice change of heart rate. 😅 Love this lesson, too.

[@IamGroot786]

Wish I could've had a science or astronomy teacher like Mr. Tyson back in the day. He makes everything so interesting and fun.

[@blindvisionary415]

Every show, I walk away a little bit smarter and with a smile. Freaking love you guys! Neil and Lord Nice 2024 😄

[@Evolving_Eric]

Instant Classic Video.

[@gwolf7716]

I was wondering this just the other day and refrained from Google the answer. Excellent algorithm Star Talk.

[@nanaboamah9311]

Chuck just makes the session very interesting to watch. Love you chuck !

[@daffyduck1937]

The Dr doing it to it as always! America's BEST teacher! ❤Chuck you too much bro!

[@user-dh6bj2me5p]

Chuck is getting an education whether he wants it or not. He has come a long way.

[@Wis_Dom]

Love the Pluto discrimination. 😅

[@abcdefg91111]

Arabic and Portuguese being practical and using numbers to define the day.

[@RealityRules-DXCB]

Informative & entertaining as always. Thanks

[@nanuknows]

Dr Tyson you must also read of Indian Panchang and we too have the days of the week named like the Nordic cultures.

[@maximus7288]

As a native Spanish speaker, I found hilarious that Chuck remembered that long gone TV show of "Sabado Gigante" 😂. In that regard of Spanish day names, they left "Domingo" (Sunday) out, that's the exception to the planet-named days in Romance languages as this day means "Day of the Lord" (from the Latin "Dominus" = Lord).

[@stellaa302]

In Russian is воскресенья meaning resurrection of the Lord

[@blindvisionary415]

dude, I literally paused it and gave Chuck all kinds of love for that one. You know he's been around some brown folk for a minute. lol

[@sandal_thong8631]

Funny that he gave Chuck grief for using a Spanish word, "Sabado" saying they're doing it in English; then wants him to name the days of the week in Spanish that correspond to planets.

[@ricobhi]

Good grief. I just checked and saw that it's been 9 years already since the show went off the air. It doesn't seem that long ago. I miss watching that show every Saturday night growing up

[@rashadd2615]

Just to add, i think he is married to a Latina woman

[@fchas15]

This is excellent. A great example of basic education that i should’ve learned as a kid.

[@iduswelton9567]

I've learned more listening to Mr Neil then any science teacher I've ever had - he's a great explainer of everything - I wish I had someone like him while I was in highschool

[@jessLaughBro]

I know right! 😢

[@SvarfdalNexus]

Tuesday being named after the Norse God of war makes sense since in Danish Tuesday is Tyrsdag or Týr Day

[@greatdane131]

And Tyr = bull and its a badass name. Get out of here with that weak name mumbo jumbo.

[@ETAisNOW]

Sense since

[@se6369]

​@@greatdane131That's just a coincidence though

[@se6369]

Tuesday in English is named after the English god Tiw, not the Norse god (though they had the same origin)

[@WonderingWanderer88]

@@se6369 if it's the same origin, then it's basically the same from our perspective today. Otherwise, we could also argue that "Martes in Spanish is named after the Roman god Mars, not the Greek god Ares"... Myths evolve throughout times and societies.

[@Drauguro]

And that's how the days of the week got their names, UNLESS... you are from a Portuguese-speaking country

[@caramia4789]

He did say this is for the English language. Tell us about Portuguese please.

[@gustavofigueiredo1798]

@@caramia4789 It's simple: Sunday: Domingo - Domenus (day of the lord); Monday: Segunda - second day; Tuesday: Terça - third day; Wednesday: Quarta - fourth day; Thursday: Quinta - fifth day; Friday: Sexta - sixth day; Saturday: Sábado - Sabath.

[@caramia4789]

@@gustavofigueiredo1798 Well I was expecting it to sound like Spanish/Italian... Interesting because I was born in Armenia and in Armenian the weekdays are also following a similar format. monday erkushapti - erku 2 Tuesday erekshapti - erek 3 Wednesday chorekshapti - chors 4 Thursday hingshapti - hing 5 Friday urbat Saturday shabat Sunday kiraki Friday - Sunday, I don't know where these come from or what they mean... except Shabat that is Sabbath

[@gustavofigueiredo1798]

@@caramia4789 Ah yes, I can see why you thought that. As I see, both Portuguese and Armenian are farther away from latin than Italian and Spanish. Interesting to know that our languages have this in common. Thanks for sharing.

[@ba3238]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@gustavofigueiredo1798 it’s almost the same in arabic sunday: ( al ahad | الاحد ) - first day monday: ( al athnayn | الاثنين ) - second w tuesday: ( al thulthaa | الثلاثاء ) - third day wednesday: ( al arbaa | الاربعاء ) - fourth day thursday: ( al khames | الخميس ) - fifth day friday: ( al jumaa | الجمعه ) - A day when people gather saturday: ( al sabat | السبت ) - day of sleep and rest

[@peterveld6515]

Awesome and exciting. Loved it! Hats off to Mr Tyson!

[@marcelheskey8215]

i love them both, but I am even more proud of him listening to him the Day Spanish. he pronounced them so well.

[@Matthew.Morycinski]

It's so much more mundane in Slavic languages. I guess we were brought in when the Classics were a little suspect, and local gods were not even legal. We have No-work, Post-no-work, Second, Middle, Fourth, Fifth, and Sabbath. The Portuguese OTOH go by which-feast: Godly, Second-feast, Third-feast, Fourth-feast, Fifth-feast, Sixth-feast, Sabbath. Note that numbers are off by one. It was such a shock for me too, when I found out that in my adopted country Sunday is the FIRST day of the week.

[@jokervienna6433]

I kind of like the adding of -feast to almost every day. -Why are we celebrating? asked Piglet. -Because it Tuesday, Pooh answered. Make every day to a feast! :D

[@richardhowe5583]

Goleee.. about everybody knew why we have 7 days in a week.. Friday night for high school football games.. Saturday night for date night.. Sunday for professional sports and car races and church in the morning and barbecues in afternoon.. Monday for hangovers from The Weeknd.. Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday it's work days.. and that about covers it..😊😊

[@short11000]

Star Talk is educational. Thank you, Sirs

[@costanzafaust]

In Portugal there was a bishop who considered the names of the weekdays sacreligious so they just numbered them

[@se6369]

Something similar happened on Iceland

[@segueoyuri]

I guess it was the same in Greece. You have the Day of the Lord (Domingo - Κυριακη), the second - fifth days (segunda, terça, quarta, quinta - Δευτέρα, Τρίτη, Τετάρτη, Πέμπτη), then in Greek you have the Day of Preparation for the Sabbath, Παρασκευή, because Jesus died on a Friday, then the Sabbath (sábado, Σάββατο). Originally in Greek the days beginning on Monday were called Ἡμέρα Σελήνης, the Day of Selene, the Moon goddess; Ἡμέρα Ἄρεως the Day of Ares/Mars; Ἡμέρα Ἑρμοῦ, the Day of Hermes/Mercury; Ἡμέρα Διός, the Day of Zeus/Jupiter; Ἡμέρα Ἀφροδίτης, the Day of Aphrodite/Venus; Ἡμέρα Κρόνου, the Day of Chronos/Saturn; Ἡμέρα Ἡλίου, the Day of Helios, the Sun god.

[@WonderingWanderer88]

@@segueoyuri Wait... you're saying that modern Greek is one of the languages where the name of the weekdays do not carry the ancient meaning related to planets or gods, that the ancient greeks spread across the world? That's a plot twist! 😅

[@segueoyuri]

@@WonderingWanderer88 "you're saying that modern Greek is one of the languages where the name of the weekdays do not carry the ancient meaning related to planets or gods," Yes. "that the ancient greeks spread across the world?" ?????????????? Obviously no. "That's a plot twist!" Your strawman really is great. You can congratulate yourself now hahahah

[@elainebarbosa2654]

Fascinating! Also, I’ve just found out that from Monday to Friday is different in Portuguese because, over the history, some religious people stated they couldn’t accept pagan names to be the days of the week. That’s why Sunday and Saturday are the same as in Spanish (Domingo and sábado) but the others are completely different

[@thepois88]

Segunda-feira Terça-Feira Quarta-feira Quinta-feira Sexta-feira It’s just numbering the days of the week. What about feira?

[@everyonesopinionisdumb]

😂😂😂

[@WonderingWanderer88]

makes total sense.

[@odomangulati7079]

Greeks learnt about Astronomy from the Indians, including the planets and name of the days. European sources attribute the nomenclature of the weekdays to the Greeks or the Babylonians. However, there is scant evidence for these claims, and the claims are mostly based on conjectures, circular logic and uninformed opinions. However Indian system is explained by the 5th century Aryabhata and the even older Surya Siddhanta which is calculated to be over 7,300 BCE. From the (Aryabhatiya, KalaKriya Pada, Verse, 16): सप्तैते होरेशा: शनैश्चराद्या यथाक्रमं शीघ्रा:| शीघ्रक्रमाच्च्तुर्था भवन्ति सूर्योदयाद् दिनपा: || Meaning - The seven Grahas beginning with Saturn, which are arranged in the order of increasing velocity, are the lords of the successive hours. The Grahas occurring fourth in the order of increasing velocity are the lords of the successive days, which are reckoned from Sunrise (in Lanka). "Grahas" did not mean "Planet", it meant an astral object that grasps another astral object (e.g. ‘Graha’ approach-ing a nakshatra (star) - a visual delusion, of course). It also means an astral body that exerts attractive force on the earth.) The lords of the twenty-four hours (with hours being measured from sunrise at Lanka) are: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, respectively, and the lords of the seven days are: Saturn, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, respectively. The lord of the day is the lord of the first hour of that day, the day being measured from sunrise. Surya Siddhanta has similar explanation (Bhugoladhyaya -78) मन्दादध: क्रमेण स्युश्चतुर्था दिवसाधिप: होरेशा सूर्यतनयादधोध: क्रमशस्तथा Starting from the Saturn downward, the fourth graha is called the lord of the day. The graha starting from the Saturn successively downwards are the lords of the hour. The only rational explanation for the nomenclature of the weekdays comes from an Indian source. No other culture provides any reason for why a particular graha (planet) is associated with a particular day of the week. Only the Indian Jyotish (Hora-shastra) provides the rationale, and not some folklore reason, but rather an astronomical one. Hindu concept of seven day week is much older and has other associated astronomical issues.

[@saltycaramel9838]

I love this. Please ever so kindly do the Roman and Gregorian Calendar next time and there names and history.

[@heaistevenhoko1845]

Brothers, you are humorously entertaining , and of cousrse, educational! Thank you!

[@BearWith]

For those who didn't catch the explanation of Tuesday: They mentioned the Norse god of war - Tiw. How does that relate to Mars? Well, Mars is the name of the god of war in Greek mythology, after whom the planet and the day of the week were named... despite the differences in Nordic mythology, the main gods correspond to those of Roman and Greek mythologies, even though their names are different.

[@WonderingWanderer88]

Small correction. "Mars" is the name of the god of war, in Latin, meaning the Roman adaptation of the ancient Greek god "Ares". ;)

[@rodschmidt8952]

wait, Jupiter = Dieu-Pitar = Tiw-Pater. Why isn't Tuesday Jupiter?

[@simeonmyom8422]

I never thought about this honestly, thank you guys❤

[@user-de2pm7vr7y]

Thank you for making this video 🙏🤗🙏

[@wangtoriojackson4315]

I guess the REAL wanderer was the Earth we found along the way!

[@dplouro]

In Portuguese we made it simpler. It’s literally Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Shabat and Lord’s day. In Portuguese: Segunda, Terça, Quarta, Quinta, Sexta, Sábado and Domingo. Long ago the week started Sunday.

[@madspanker9]

Same with the original semitic languages! (First=sunday, second, third, fourth, fifth, the gathering, the sabbath (arabic as an example here)

[@shayanlostflash]

In Persian also is like that But months name are older pagans persian gods which some of them have similarities to greeks and norse gods

[@athifrohen]

We need more of Chucks laughter. After life is all about search for the knowledge and laughter. ❤😊

[@sharonhoerr6523]

This was really fun and even informative!

[@thesyntheticstudio]

In the Sinhala language, the names of all days of the week directly correspond to names of planets.

[@roshane.nanayakkara]

Yep I was thinking the same when listening to this

[@thesadmach1ne]

What are the names?

[@audreythecat4565]

Thumbs up for Dr. Tyson pronunciation of Spanish weekdays, It ssounded very natural. 👍

[@cyrielwollring4622]

His mother is from Puerto Rico.

[@thereadersvoice]

His wife is also from Puerto Rico.

[@xonxt]

That's actually helpful, I'm struggling to remember the days of the week in Spanish, but now if I just remember what planets they correspond to, I can also remember the Spanish names.

[@melonenkopf2790]

That was so cool! Thank you!

[@Abhay0505]

Interestingly enough in Hindi Mythology, Mars is called 'Mangal', and Tuesday is called 'Mangalwar' or Mars-Day, I wonder how it also coincides with the Greeks 🤔🤔

[@luftim]

Greek influenced the east after alexanders conquests. There are even budah statues found in the likeness of greek style.

[@GowthamNatarajanAI]

India named the days based on the greeks.

[@zzappligator]

Mars is Roman. The Greeks called this one Ares.

[@Abhay0505]

@@GowthamNatarajanAI You do realise that Hinduism is the oldest religion and mythology.

[@stoffls]

I would assume less with the Greeks, but more with older civilisations in Mesopotamia. They were the ones who likely "invented" the seven days week. And if you look at the map - Mesopotamia is right in the middle between India and the Mediterrenean. Ancient cultures influenced each other quite a lot.

[@RobertBennett-e8w]

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[@RobertBennett-e8w]

After raising up to 60k trading with her, I bought a new house and car here in the US and also paid for my son’s (Oscar) surgery. Glory to God.shalom.

[@Dennisbrown70]

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[@ChristineBrooks0]

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[@Lector4789]

I enjoy listening to Neil talk as I perform my IT duties. He puts me in my zone while being zoned out into his talks. If that makes sense to anyone.😂

[@mrjeff2396]

I just learned something new today! Thank You,Neil.

[@00corin00]

Hail Odin, the all father!! Hail Thor, the thunder god! Hail Jord, the goddess of Earth. Hail the Æsir! Hail the Vanir! Until I step foot in Asgard and walk the halls of Valhalla! One day, I will see my brothers on the battlefield after Yggdrasil crumbles, and Ragnarok swallows us all!

[@Vi-king-dom]

👀

[@silviavalentine3812]

Doesn't that sound so much better than "Praise God"? Cause I certainly think so!

[@michellejohnsen912]

Philippians 2:10-11 New King James Version 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

[@00corin00]

@@michellejohnsen912 I respect your religious beliefs and you comment is simply a statement. It is not a demanding and hatful message. Thank you and I respect you for that.

[@michellejohnsen912]

@@00corin00 you're welcome and it's coming from love my friend. I believe it is the truth and has the only power to save us. I want you to be saved 💛

[@erichcosta8510]

Yessss! First here! love this show!

[@brendanswemmer]

Congratulations for making me laugh about something I've been wondering about and didn't find at all funny 😆

[@danieljohnston4960]

I always love to tune in for some cosmic comedy!

[@nelson474]

I love you guys - from Brazil 🇧🇷❤ thank you for the videos.

[@abrqzx]

In Filipino (Philippines 🇵🇭): • Sunday = Linggo / Domingo • Monday = Lunes • Tuesday = Martes • Wednesday = Miyerkules • Thursday = Huwebes • Friday = Biyernes • Saturday = Sabado

[@WonderingWanderer88]

sounds like adapted from Spanish. Which makes sense if we remember Philippines was dominated by the Spanish Empire for a while as well.

[@detourr]

@@WonderingWanderer88yes

[@MsTaLaiah]

I wasn’t expecting an Earth-Saturn connection for some reason. Love your explanation.

[@wannellalawson4001]

Just subscribed to your channel. Great job guys

[@Manas__Gharat]

Pluto is my far living homeboy😅

[@salamander337]

Ironically planet George was changed to Uranus. 😂😂😂

[@Tjalve70]

Should have changed it to Chronos.

[@DubultaisT]

Uranus is Greek deity as well. The personification of sky.

[@ronmullick253]

What do Starship Enterprise and Toilet paper have in common. Both of them circle Uranus looking for Klingons. (sorry. couldn't resist)

[@sohrabtino]

DONT STOP with these 🙏🙏❤️

[@theduder2617]

One of my favorite moments in life is when Neil has to say "No". Often times, his no is followed by new or easier to understand information. Sometimes however, his no is simply funny considering the context in which it was used. Either way, always good stuff. lol

[@JustArmands]

Friday was named after fries. Greeks just loved McDonald that much. 🍟

[@Nickel8237]

PLUTO...Never forgotten !

[@leandrobatt8122]

I was surprised by both of your Spanish pronunciation, really on point.

[@LivingSA23]

you made learning interesting and funny at the same time

[@paulmills2731]

I think your incorrect about Friday, it's actually Freya.

[@Dylan_Time]

He’s actually correct. Not Freya at all.

[@thereadersvoice]

​@Dylan_Time I just looked it up. It is, indeed, spelled Freya (or, more accurately, Freyja). Additionally, it's neither spelled nor pronounced Tiw, but Tyr. His name comes from the old High German word Ziu, which loosely translates to god. I give Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson all the credit in the world, but he does mispronounce names from time to time.

[@Dylan_Time]

@@thereadersvoice but Friday itself was not named after Freya…..

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

It's because the moon cycle, 28 days, is perfectly divisible by 7 and so is 364 days.

[@Tjalve70]

I am very certain that is part of the reason, yes.

[@rahulj.005]

But we have 365 days in a year and 366 in a leap year. Where you get the 364 days?

[@dang48]

These videos are fun. Really enjoyed hearing Neil and Chuck joking while giving an informative speech. And I can see it now, a bar called 'Thor's Bar' where they have a Thursday special where you're invited to come in and get hammered.

[@kukichadosveces]

Ha. I was impatient and it all came around. Thanks Neil!

[@npickart]

Tuesday is Tyr's Day. Not Tiw. Its Tyr.

[@victorcurtisvictor1372]

Facts

[@VanAesir]

Tiw is the old English name of Tyr. It's an Ares/Mars situation. It's why it's Woden not Odin.

[@victorcurtisvictor1372]

@@VanAesir ok

[@Greatness810]

Tiw is also known as Tyr. Its pronounced different based on the Germanic tribe your from.

[@victorcurtisvictor1372]

@@Greatness810 facts

[@knifetoucher]

Ironic the Venus is known for the god of beauty yet the planet itself is one of the harshest places in the solar system

[@profesorcanales]

but it is so beautiful, the most brilliant of all after the sun and the moon.

[@runningwildttv3648]

She is beautiful but also very powerful.

[@bronnedytoc]

One bring beautiful and being nice are two separate distinct things

[@simonagree4070]

It da purdiest, but it da bichiest, yo!

[@Bardim18]

Venus is the hottest planet in our Solar system, just like Aphrodite is the hottest goddess in Greek mythology 😉

[@tiffanyalexandria303]

Love this so much 😂😂❤

[@a99g]

In Arabic the days from Sunday to Thursday are just named after the first 5 numbers respectively. But Saturday is named: السبت (which pronounced something like Sabbath) And Friday is : الجُمْعَة which means something like meeting day, and that make sense considering Islam since this is a special day were they go to pray together and stuff. But as far as I know these names exists before Islam. Note: I didn't search about those 2 days, I am taking just from my pov as a native speaker of Arabic and I grew up in a Muslim country so it a cultural context.

[@RickMiMann415]

I wish Neil did these by himself. Not everything needs to be attempted to be turned into a joke.

[@surojmandal2126]

India was the first to do so about 2500 years ago.. you people should read about ancient Indian history too..

[@temujin1645]

By buddhist monk and brahman stole them from them

[@Tjalve70]

But that doesn't explain the names of the days IN ENGLISH, which is what they were talking about here.

[@If_you_tag_me_you_are_gay]

Don’t say “YOU PEOPLE” it’s rude