Aztec and Maya Calendar
In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Saturday April 18, 2020 is:
Xihuitl:
solar year
8 - Tecpatl (flint knife)
Long Count:
Mayan calendar
13.0.7.7.15
Xiuhpohualli:
365-day calendar
17 - Tlaxochimaco (X)
(Correlation: Alfonso Caso [adjust])
The significance of this day
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.
Day 1 - Cuauhtli is influenced by the Cihuateteo.
Our Lady of Guadalupe was first sighted on a day 1-Cuauhtli.
Day Cuauhtli (Eagle) 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-Cuauhtli (Eagle) is ruled by Xochiquetzal. This trecena signifies a time of inspired play: regardless of the sport, this is the time of mastery. All of one's practice and preparation culminates now in an unparalleled conjunction of luck, skill and timing. These are 13 days when gambling on happiness, both your own and others', pays off. These are good days for taking risks; bad days for playing it safe.
Rachel Weisz was born on day 1-Cuauhtli.