aztec calendar logo
  • aztec calendar logo Aztec Calendar
  • Introduction
  • Pantheon
  • FAQ
  • Settings
  • About

Aztec and Maya Calendar

/ /

In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Tuesday April 15, 2036 is:

Tonalli: − +

day

Mahcuilli Cozcacuauhtli

5 - Cozcacuauhtli (vulture)

Trecena: − +

13-day period

Ce Malinalli

Malinalli (grass)

Xihuitl: − +

solar year

Mahtlactli-once Tecpatl

11 - Tecpatl (flint knife)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Chalchiuhtlicue

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

13.1.3.11.16

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

18 - Tlaxochimaco (X)

(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.

Day Cozcacuauhtli (Vulture) is governed by Itzpapalotl as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Cozcacuauhtli signifies long life, wisdom, good counsel and mental equilibrium. It is a good day to confront the discontinuities, disruptions, failures and deaths one suffers in life. Cozcacuauhtli is a day for tricking the Trickster.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Malinalli (Grass) is ruled by Mayahuel, Goddess of the Maguey and Pulque. These are 13 days of intoxication, infatuation, excitement and passion: it is a time of excesses, when moderation is impossible, and so is often a time of disastrous consequences. This trecena signifies those times when we are incapable of protecting ourselves from high emotions. It is a time when affairs of war and affairs of the heart are born without thinking. These days are clouded in confusion: only the most self-disciplined warrior can suffer an excess of success without incuring sudden loss. These are good days to bind the community together; bad days to sow discord and discontent.

Dave Chappelle was born on day 5-Cozcacuauhtli.

This website contains copyrighted material licensed under a Creative Commons License. See the About page.