Classical planet
Sanskrit Name Tamil name English Name Guna Represents Day
Surya ( सूर्य ) ஞாயிறு ( nyayiru ) Sun Sattva Soul , king , highly placed persons , father , ego Sunday
Chandra ( चंद्र ) திங்கள் ( thingal ) , மதி ( mathi ) , நிலவு ( Nilavau ) Moon Sattva Emotional Mind , queen , mother Monday
Mangala ( मंगल ) செவ்வாய் ( cevvai ) , செம்மீன் ( sem-meen ) Mars Tamas energy , action , confidence Tuesday
Budha ( बुध ) புதன் Mercury Rajas Communication and analysis , mind Wednesday
Brihaspati ( बृहस्पति ) வியாழன் ( vyalan ) , பொன்மீன் ( Pon-meen ) Jupiter Sattva the great teacher , wealth , Expansion , progeny Thursday
Shukra ( शुक्र ) வெள்ளி ( velli ) , வெண்மீன் ( ven-meen ) Venus Rajas Feminine , pleasure and reproduction , Luxury , Love , Spouse Friday
Shani ( शनि ) சனி ( sani ) , மைம்மீன் ( mai-m-meen ) Saturn Tamas learning the hard way . Career and Longevity , Contraction Saturday
Rahu ( राहु ) கரும்பாம்பு ( karumpaambu ) Ascending/North Lunar Node Tamas an Asura who does his best to plunge any area of one 's life he controls into chaos , works on the subconscious level none
Ketu ( केतु ) செம்பாம்பு ( cempaaambu ) Descending/South Lunar Node Tamas supernatural influences , works on the subconscious level none
Contemporary astrology -- Indian astrology
Main article : Navagraha Indian astronomy and astrology ( Jyotiṣa ) recognises seven visible planets ( including the sun and moon ) and two additional invisible planets .
In classical antiquity, the seven classical planets were (are) the seven moving astronomical objects in the sky visible to the naked eye: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The word planet comes from two related Greek words, πλάνης planēs (whence πλάνητες ἀστέρες planētes asteres wandering stars, planets) and πλανήτης planētēs, both with the original meaning of wanderer, expressing the fact that these objects move across the celestial sphere relative to the fixed stars. Greek astronomers such as Geminus and Ptolemy often divided the seven planets into the Sun, the Moon, and the five planets. The term planet in modern terminology is only applied to natural satellites directly orbiting the Sun, so that of the seven classical planets, five are planets in the modern sense.