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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Sunday July 30, 2017 is:

Tonalli: − +

day

Chicunahui Ehecatl

9 - Ehecatl (wind)

Trecena: − +

13-day period

Ce Ocelotl

Ocelotl (jaguar)

Xihuitl: − +

solar year

Mahcuilli Calli

5 - Calli (house)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Centeotl

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

13.0.4.12.2

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

19 - Quecholli (XV)

(Correlation: Alfonso Caso [adjust])

The significance of this day

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.

9-Ehecatl is another name or personification of Quetzalcoatl.

Day Ehecatl (Wind) is governed by Quetzalcoatl as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Ehecatl is a bad day for working with others. Its influences are inconstant and vain. A good day to root out bad habits.

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.

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