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Aztec and Maya Calendar

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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Saturday August 22, 1992 is:

Tonalli:

day

Ce Ocelotl

1 - Ocelotl (jaguar)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Ocelotl

Ocelotl (jaguar)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Chicuacen Tecpatl

6 - Tecpatl (flint knife)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Mictlantecuhtli

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

16 - Panquetzaliztli (XV)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

12.18.19.6.14

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

The significance of this day

Day Ocelotl (Jaguar, known as Ix in Maya) is governed by Tlazolteotl as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Ocelotl is a good day for doing battle. It signifies power, valor, and reckless abandon in the face of danger. This is a day of the Warriors of Tezcatlipoca, those who willingly sacrifice their lives to keep the flame of the Old Ones burning forever.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Ocelotl (Jaguar) is ruled by Quetzalcoatl. This trecena represents brilliance and clarity during a profound eclipse of the light. The principal influence of this time is the divine Whirlwind: to stand in its path calls down destruction; to stand in its eye calls down creation. These are good days to withdraw into the solitude of contemplation and self-discipline; bad days to traffic with those on another path. In the center of it all, the warrior strives to be the mirror rather than the reflection.

Antonio Banderas was born on day 1-Ocelotl.

Aztec facts

The Aztecs did not use a leap year correction but they knew the length of a solar year is neither 365 nor 365.25 days. Presumably they kept some count of days to register astronomical events but no evidence of an Aztec Long Count exists.

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