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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Tuesday August 27, 1963 is:

Tonalli: − +

day

Chicuei Miquiztli

8 - Miquiztli (death)

Trecena: − +

13-day period

Ce Quiahuitl

Quiahuitl (rain)

Xihuitl: − +

solar year

Yei Acatl

3 - Acatl (reed)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Mictlantecuhtli

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

12.17.9.17.6

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

13 - Panquetzaliztli (XVI)

(Correlation: Alfonso Caso [adjust])

The significance of this day

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.

Day Miquiztli (Death) is governed by Tecciztecatl, the Moon God, as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. It is a good day for reflecting on your priorities in life, a bad day for ignoring possibilities. It is a day of transformation, signifying that briefest moment between old endings and new beginnings.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Quiahuitl (Rain) is ruled by Tlaloc, He Who Makes Things Sprout, god of rain, lightning and thunder. This trecena represents a time of alternating drought and flood. There is either not enough or too much. It is a time of hardship and suffering. The rainmaker stands alone atop the mountain, holding firesticks and a medicine bundle: help will be offered but may not be accepted. Some will have prepared for this time but not enough to care for everyone in need. These are good days to pursue solitude and learning; bad days to count on others.

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