The order of the planets once determined not only the week but also the hours of the day, we should remember: ... the Chaldean astrologers introduced the 7-day week which has come down into the present. The number was convenient because the seers recognized seven planets: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury and the Moon, each of which governed one hour of the day ... I think it is quite probable that this structure entered the minds of the calendarmakers whenever time was to be defined according to some structure. The best structure surely was what already was well known and what had been decided by the ancient wise ones. Sun had number 26 on Easter Island (according to Manuscript E and also according to the text of G). And Venus seems to have been number 1 according to H:
These two items cannot, though, go together into a 7-week calendar where the order between the 'planets' follows the established order. Beginning from Sun at day 26 the result becomes:
The first day of Venus in a month will be day number 3, not day number 1. I have coloured Venus green, because that seems to fit her, she is the planet responsible for regenerating all living things (after first having taken their lives). And copper becomes green after a while. 28 is the number of nights when moon is illuminated by the Sun. The dark nights (29.5 - 28) are not in harmony with a 7-day week because such a week includes Saturn (the dark planet). If we throw him overboard, down into the sea where he belongs, the week will have only 6 days, and then Venus and Sun will agree:
Jupiter will then be forced into the last position. And we know that he is found at the end position (e.g. Hatinga Te Kohi, koti):
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