Navagrahas its characteristics and details

Each of the graha has associations with various characters, such as colors, metals, etc. The following table gives the most important associations:

Character	Surya Deva (sun)	Chandra (Moon)	Mangala (Mars)	Budha (Mercury)
Consort	Saranyu & Chhaya	Rohini	Shaktidevi	Ila
Color	Gold	Silver	Red	Green
Gender Associated	Male	Male	Male	Male
Element	Fire	Water	Fire	Earth
God	Agni	Varuna	Murugan	Vishnu
Pratyadi Devataa	Rudra	Gowri	Murugan	Vishnu
Metal	Gold	Silver	Copper	Zinc
Gemstone	Ruby	Pearl/Moonstone	Red Coral	Emerald
Body Part	Bone	Blood	Marrow	Skin
Taste	Pungent	Salt	astringent	salt
Food	Wheat	Rice	Pigeon pea	Mung bean
Season	Summer	Winter	Summer	Autumn
Direction	East	North West	South	North
Day	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Tone (Svara)	Ga	Ma	Re	Sa

Character	Guru (Jupiter)	Shukra (Venus)	Shani (Saturn)	Rahu (north node)	Ketu (south node)
Consort	Tara	Sukirthi & Urjaswathi	Neeladevi(Jestadevi)	Simhi	Chitralekha
Color	Yellow	White	Black/Blue	Dark Blue	Smoky Grey
Gender Associated	Male	Female	Neutral	Male	Neutral
Element	Ether	Water	Air	Air	Earth
God	Indra	Indrani	Brahma	Nirriti	Ganesha
Pratyadi Devataa	Brahma	Indra	Yama	Durga	Chitragupta
Metal	Gold	Silver	Iron	Lead	Mercury
Gemstone	Yellow Sapphire	Diamond	Blue Sapphire	Hessonite	Cat's Eye
Body Part	Brain	Semen	Muscles	Head	Skin
Taste	Sweet	Sour	sweet	-	-
Food	Chickpea	kidney beans	Sesame	Urad (bean)	Horse gram
Season	Winter	Spring	All Seasons	-	-
Direction	North East	South East	West	South West	-
Day	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Saturday	-Tuesday
Tone (Svara)	Dha	Ni	Pa	-	-