Planets and their deities
Sun Rudra
Moon Gauri
Mars Kartikay
Mercury Lord Narayana
Jupiter Dakshinamurti
Venus MahaLaxmi
Saturn Lord Hanuman
Rahu Lord Kaal Bharava
Ketu Kartikay
Days of the week and deities
Sunday (Ravivar): Ravi (means Surya, the Sun deity)
Monday (Somvar): Shiva (Som means the Moon)
Tuesday: Parvati / Lakshmi
Wednesday: Pandurang
Thursday: Datta
Friday: Parvati / Lakshmi
Saturday: Maruti
The dates (tithis) and their respective presiding deities
1. Pratipada (1st ) Agnidev (The deity of fire)
2. Dvitiya (2nd) Brahma (The deity of origin)
3. Trutiya (3rd) Gouri
4. Chaturthi Ganesh
5. Panchami Sarpa (The serpent)
6. Shashthi (6th) Kartikswami
7. Saptami (7th) Surya (Sun)
8. Ashtami (8th) Bhairav (Shiva)
9. Navami (9th) Durga
10. Dashami (10th) Antak [Yamaraj (The deity of
death)]
11. Ekadashi (11th) Vishvedev
12. Dvadashi (12th) Hari (Vishnu)\
13. Trayodashi (13th) Kamadev
14. Chaturdashi (14th) Pitar (ancestors)
15. Pournima (full moon day) Chandra (Moon)
15. Amavasya (new moon day) Pitar (ancestors)
If instead of the presiding deity of that date (tithi) one worships the presiding deity of another date then the benefit obtained is less, for instance if instead of Agnidev (the deity of fire) one worships other deities on the first day (pratipada) of the Hindu lunar calendar then the percentage of the benefit obtained is as follows.
The deity Proportion of the benefit obtained %
1. Agnidev (The deity of fire) 100
2. Brahma (The deity of origin) 40
3. Gouri 70
4. Ganesh 40
5. Sarpa (The serpent) 70
6. Kartikswami 40
7. Surya (Sun) 70
8. Bhairav (Shiva) 40
9. Durga 70
10. Antak [Yamaraj (The deity of death)] 40
11. Vishvedev 70
12. Hari (Vishnu) 40
13. Kamadev 70
14. Pitar (ancestors) 40
15. Chandra (Moon) 70
16. Pitar (ancestors) 40