Ruled by the Jupiter

Born on a Thursday

“Thursday's child has far to go.”

OptimisticGenerousAmbitious

Thursday personality

Thursday is ruled by Jupiter, the planet of growth and good fortune. Tradition says Thursday babies are big-hearted optimists with big plans, and "far to go" is usually read as a long, adventurous road ahead.

In love

In love, Thursday people are said to be warm and generous. They want a partner who shares their sense of adventure and their wish to keep growing.

At work

Careers often linked with Thursday people:

Education
Law and politics
Travel and tourism
Publishing
Leadership roles

Thursday facts

Ruling planet♃ JupiterMore about the Jupiter →

Traditional metalTin

Name originÞūnresdægOld English for Thunor's (Thor's) day. Latin: dies Iovis.

US births16.2% of birthsThe third most common day to be born, about 12,846 babies a day.

Thor, the Germanic thunder god, was matched with Jupiter, the Roman king of the gods who also threw lightning.

Language	Thursday
Spanish	jueves
French	jeudi
Japanese	mokuyōbi (木曜日, wood day)

Famous people born on a Thursday

Oleksandr Shovkovskyi · Ukrainian footballerJanuary 2, 1975

John Ford · American film directorFebruary 1, 1894

Karen Carpenter · American singer and drummerMarch 2, 1950

Toshiro Mifune · Japanese actorApril 1, 1920

Zaz · French singerMay 1, 1980

Johnny Weissmuller · American swimmer, water polo player, and actorJune 2, 1904

Missy Elliott · American rapperJuly 1, 1971

Coolio · American rapperAugust 1, 1963

Christa McAuliffe · American educator and astronautSeptember 2, 1948

Groucho Marx · American comedianOctober 2, 1890

Aishwarya Rai · Indian actressNovember 1, 1973

Zoë Kravitz · American actress, director, singer and modelDecember 1, 1988

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For entertainment. Name origins are standard etymology; ruling planets, metals and personality descriptions are traditional folklore, not science. Births: SSA data via FiveThirtyEight, 2000 to 2014. Famous birthdays: Wikidata.