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Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. No later than the 2nd century, the Romans named Saturday diēs Sāturnī ("Saturn's Day") for the god Saturn. His planet, Saturn, controlled the first hour of that day, according to Vettius Valens.
The planetary hours are an ancient system in which one of the seven classical planets is given rulership over each day and various parts of the day. Developed in Hellenistic astrology, it has possible roots in older Babylonian astrology, and it is the origin of the names of the days of the week as used in English and numerous other languages.
Saturn (Latin: Sāturnus [saːˈtʊrnʊs]) was a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in Roman mythology.He was described as a god of time, generation, dissolution, abundance, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation.
Saturn takes about 10.7 hours (no one knows precisely) to rotate once on its axis—a Saturn “day”—and 29 Earth years to orbit the sun. Saturn is a gas giant and does not have a solid ...
Italian cameo bracelet representing the days of the week, corresponding to the planets as Roman gods: Diana as the Moon for Monday, Mars for Tuesday, Mercury for Wednesday, Jupiter for Thursday, Venus for Friday, Saturn for Saturday, and Apollo as the Sun for Sunday.
This July 7, 2023, photo of Saturn was made with the author's telescope. Saturn's largest moon Titan appears to the upper left of Saturn. Saturn will be one of the evening sky objects to be ...
In the first couple of hours after dark, Venus and Saturn will be in the southwest, Jupiter high overhead and Mars in the east, said NASA. ... time gets more precious with each passing day." ...
It was felt, thus, that the original day had thus been moved by two days, and so Saturnalia was celebrated under Augustus as a three-day official holiday encompassing both dates. [ 79 ] By the late Republic , the private festivities of Saturnalia had expanded to seven days, [ 80 ] [ 41 ] but during the Imperial period contracted variously to ...