Which Hindu god is worshipped on each day of the week?
Each day of the week is kept for its own deities: Sunday is Surya Dev’s, Monday is Lord Shiva’s, Tuesday is Lord Hanuman’s and Goddess Durga’s, Wednesday is Lord Ganesha’s, Thursday is Lord Vishnu’s, Friday is Goddess Lakshmi’s and Saturday is Shani Dev’s. Each day also belongs to one of the nine grahas, from Surya on Sunday to Lord Shani on Saturday, while Rahu and Ketu have no day of their own.
Every god with a day, Sunday to Saturday
From each deity’s own page
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Lord Ganesha, Lord Krishna, Goddess Radha, Shrinathji and Vitthal
The graha of the day: Budha
Thursday
Lord Vishnu, Lord Rama, Goddess Saraswati, Khatu Shyam, Lord Jagannath, Lord Kuber, Tulsi, Narasimha and Lord Dattatreya
The graha of the day: Guru
VishnuRamaSaraswatiKhatu ShyamJagannathKuberTulsiNarasimhaDattatreya
Friday
Saturday
Lord Hanuman, Shani Dev, Lord Ayyappa and Lord Venkateswara
The graha of the day: Lord Shani
There is no single traditional day of the week for Lord Rama. Many keep Thursday for him, the day of Lord Vishnu, whose seventh avatar he is; others pray to him on Tuesday and Saturday together with Lord Hanuman.
The Navagraha are kept on every day of the week, each graha on his own day, and Baglamukhi every day.
Questions
Which day is Lord Shiva’s?
Monday, Somvar, and above all the Mondays of Shravan. Pradosh, the twilight of the thirteenth lunar day, is his twice a month.
Which days are Lord Hanuman’s?
Tuesday and Saturday. Many visit his temple, keep a fast or recite the Hanuman Chalisa on these days; worship on Saturday is also said to ease the trouble of Lord Shani, the planet Saturn.
Which day is Lord Vishnu’s?
Thursday, Guruvar. Ekadashi, the eleventh day of each lunar fortnight, is his fast twice a month.
Which day belongs to which graha?
Sunday is Surya’s, Monday Chandra’s, Tuesday Mangala’s, Wednesday Budha’s, Thursday Guru’s, Friday Shukra’s and Saturday Shani’s. Rahu and Ketu have no weekday of their own in most lists.