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Aztec and Maya Calendar

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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Saturday December 9, 1531 is:

Tonalli:

day

Ce Cuauhtli

1 - Cuauhtli (eagle)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Cuauhtli

Cuauhtli (eagle)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Mahtlactli-omei Acatl

13 - Acatl (reed)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Xiuhtecuhtli

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

2 - Atemoztli (XVI)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

11.15.11.17.15

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

The significance of this day

Day 1 - Cuauhtli is influenced by the Cihuateteo.
Our Lady of Guadalupe was first sighted on a day 1-Cuauhtli.

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-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.

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.

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