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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Thursday July 10, 2025 is:

Tonalli:

day

Mahtlactli-omome Cuetzpalin

12 - Cuetzpalin (lizard)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Acatl

Acatl (reed)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Mahtlactli-omei Calli

13 - Calli (house)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Xiuhtecuhtli

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

1 - Quecholli (XIV)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

13.0.12.13.4

(Correlation: Alfonso Caso - Nicholson's veintena alignment [adjust])

The significance of this day

Day Cuetzpalin (Lizard), known as Kan in Maya is governed by Huehuecoyotl, the Trickster, as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Cuetzpallin signifies rapid reversals of fortune. It is a good day to work on your reputation through actions, not words.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Acatl (Reed) is ruled by Chalchihuitlicue, goddess of lakes, rivers and seas, goddess of horizontal waters. This trecena signifies the transitory nature of all that we may gain in life: it is a reminder to view success and failure, gain and loss, as matters of fate and not as matters of personal worth. The elementals do not reward nor punishment our efforts but, rather, construct the maze within which we might perfect our hearts. The 13 days of this trecena reveal our hearts to us, based on whether we have decided to live within the house of shadows or to seek the secret of happiness elsewhere. These are good days to travel to new places; bad days to hide in fear.

Aztec facts

In the Mayan Long Count, the 13th b'ak'tun (144.000 day cycle) started on the winter solstice of 2012 (December 21, 2012).

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