Monday

Also known as Mon, Mo, Mon., M

right|thumb|Galileo's 1616 drawings of the [[Moon and its phases. Monday is named after the Moon in many languages.]]

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Monday is the second day of the week, and its name comes from the Moon in many languages around the world. The day matters historically because this linguistic connection reflects how ancient cultures organized their calendars and tracked time based on celestial bodies like the Moon.

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Names
Arrangement in the week
Religious observances
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Cultural references
Named days
See also
References
Notes
Sources
External links

right|thumb|Galileo's 1616 drawings of the [[Moon and its phases. Monday is named after the Moon in many languages.]]

Monday is the day of the week that takes place between Sunday and Tuesday. According to the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 8601 standard, it is the first day of the week.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monday” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.