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Aztec and Maya Calendar

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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Tuesday June 17, 2025 is:

Tonalli:

day

Ome Cipactli

2 - Cipactli (crocodile)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Xochitl

Xochitl (flower)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Mahtlactli-omei Calli

13 - Calli (house)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Mictlantecuhtli

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

18 - Teotleco (XII)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

13.0.12.12.1

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

The significance of this day

Day Cipactli (Crocodile, known as Imix in Maya) is governed by Tonacatecuhtli, Lord of Nurturance, as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Cipactli is an auspicious day, signifying advancement and honor. It depicts energy and work, rewards and recognition. A good day for beginnings.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Xochitl (Flower) is ruled by Huehuecoyotl, Old Coyote, the Trickster, god of deception. This trecena signifies the sacred role of the jester: revealing the truth of the old ways by treating them as irreverantly as the gods do, the jester treats nothing as sacred and so points out the sacredness of everything. These are 13 days profoundly influenced by creativity and playfulness: music, dance, art and poetry are simply masks worn by the jester to tear away the away the masks of civilization. The trickster-jester-clown is the final mask of human beings: at one with the divine absurdity of the world, the mortal creator moves toward becoming an immortal force of nature. These are good days to make things; bad days to fear what others might think.

Hugh Grant was born on day 2-Cipactli.

Aztec facts

The Aztec, Maya and most other mesoamerican people used the same 260-day calendar with an identical correlation. So the Aztec date 1-Cipactli corresponds to 1-Imix for the Maya, etcetera.

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