Key of Solomon: Table of the Archangels, Angels, Metals, Days of
the Week, and Colours attributed to each Planet
This information was taken directly from the Table of the Archangels, Angels, Metals,
Days of the Week, and Colours attributed to each Planet. The color list of planetary
magic attached to days of the week and Roman deities was published by S. L.
MacGregor Mathers in 1889, in his version of the magical grimore, The Key of
Solomon The King. Mathers' version has become a primary source for the Western
esoteric/magical/occult traditions.
Please note the 19th century British spelling of "colour" is not used in error here. I
decided to purposely keep the spelling, because I am taking the wording directly from
Mathers' The Key of Solomon .
For the day of Sunday:
Planet Sun
Metal Gold
Colour Yellow
Archangel Raphael
Angel Michael
For the day of Monday:
Planet Moon
Metal Silver
Colour White
Archangel Gabriel
Angel Gabriel
For the day of Tuesday:
Planet Mars
Metal Iron
Colour Red
Archangel Khaniael
Angel Zamael
For the day of Wednesday:
Planet Mercury
Metal Mercury
Colour Purple or Mixed Colours
Archangel Michael
Angel Raphael
For the day of Thursday:
Planet Jupiter
Metal Tin
Colour Blue
Archangel Tzadiqel
Angel Sachiel
For the day of Friday:
Planet Venus
Metal Copper
Colour Green
Archangel Haniel
Angel Anael
For the day of Saturday:
Planet Saturn
Metal Lead
Colour Black
Archangel Tzaphqiel
Angel Cassiel
Please note this table below is organized by the ancient "Chaldean Order" of planets:
Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, and Moon. The Chaldean Order was a
geocentric (Earth-centered) system and represented a standard cosmology which
persisted through the Rennaisance. Please also note that use of the term "planets" in
reference to the "sun" and "moon" has not been used in error here, because I am
taking the terms as used directly from Mathers' The Key of Solomon .
Please see Planets, Magic, and History article on The Goddess Aradia and Other
Subjects website for more explanation about the "Chaldean Order." For quick
reference in the above list, I rearranged the information in the familar order of the
weekdays. Below is the actual table in Mathers' The Key of Solomon :
