"Shani" literally means the planet "Saturn" so Saturday is basically "Saturn Day".
I was born in August 1981 on a Saturday.. thats the same month and year that a spacecraft from Earth, Voyager 2 was actually near Saturn, clicking away at 'my' planet.
Just something I discovered :P
Some interesting stats on Voyager 1 and 2
As of August 2007, Voyager 1 is approximately 9.7 billion miles from the sun. Voyager 2 is at approximately 7.8 billion miles. Voyager 1 is in the heliosheath, and Voyager 2 is approaching it.
In the next ten years, scientists expect the Voyagers to cross the heliopause, the edge of the bubble created by the sun's supersonic wind, and become the first craft to reach interstellar space.
As of July 2, 2007, at the speed of light, it takes 14 hours and 12 minutes for a signal from Voyager 1 to travel over 103 AU to reach one of the giant antennas of the Deep Space Network, and 11 hours and 24 minutes for Voyager 2, which is over 83 AU away.
Learn more:
http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/
www.nasa.gov/voyager
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