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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Monday April 29, 1957 is:

Tonalli:

day

Mahtlactli-once Cuauhtli

11 - Cuauhtli (eagle)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Coatl

Coatl (snake)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Mahtlactli Calli

10 - Calli (house)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Tlazolteotl

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

12 - Tlaxochimaco (IX)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

12.17.3.9.15

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

The significance of this day

Day Cuauhtli (Eagle, known as Men in Maya) is governed by Xipe Totec, God of Seedtime, as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Cuauhtli is a day of fighting for freedom and equality. It is a day of the Warriors of Huitzilopochtli, those who sacrifice their lives willingly to keep the present age, the Fifth Sol, moving. It is a good day for action, a bad day for reflection. A good day for invoking the gods, a bad day for ignoring them.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Coatl (Snake) is ruled by Xiuhtecuhtli, Lord of the Year, the ancient god of fire who stands at the center. The 13 days of this trecena are governed by the forces that have created a power vacuum in the situation. The throne is empty and the rightful heir must struggle with all the pretenders who would claim it. These are 13 days of conflict, intrigues and unexpected developments. The throne will fall to the one who has laid the groundwork, built the alliances and is favored by the timing of events beyond any one person's control. This time will come again: those who are not prepared should bide their time; those who hold the throne should beware. These are good days to act out of strength, bad days to rely on the strength of others.

Michelle Pfeifer was born on day 11-Cuauhtli.

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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