Aztec and Maya Calendar
In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Saturday October 24, 2020 is:
Xihuitl:
solar year
9 - Calli (house)
Xiuhpohualli:
365-day calendar
1 - Cuauhuitlehua (I)
Long Count:
Mayan calendar
13.0.7.17.4
(Correlation: Alfonso Caso - Nicholson's veintena alignment [adjust])
The significance of this day
This is the first day of a new solar year (xihuitl).
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-Ollin (Movement) is ruled by Tlazolteotl. This trecena is governed by the goddess of cotton and weaving, of sexuality and childbirth, she who is the eater of sins: it is the sign of the Scavenger, who feeds not on power but on the ills that darken the heart. The rainbow serpent, symbol of pleasure and folly, levitates amidst a shroud of smoke and shadow: these are 13 days of stolen secrets and odd twists of fate. The earth itself shakes: the ills created by shock can sometimes only be cured by greater shock. These are good days for self-purification; bad days for self-gratification.
Patricia Heaton was born on day 8-Cuetzpalin.
Aztec facts
Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital was captured by Hernán Cortés on August 13, 1521 (day 1-Coatl). This date, as recorded by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, provides an anchor for the correlation of the calendar.