Aztec and Maya Calendar
In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Tuesday August 17, 1535 is:
Xihuitl:
solar year
4 - Acatl (reed)
Long Count:
Mayan calendar
11.15.15.13.2
Xiuhpohualli:
365-day calendar
9 - Xocolhuetzi (XI)
(Correlation: Alfonso Caso [adjust])
The significance of this day
Aztec facts
Aztecs named a newborn child after its day (tonalli) of birth. The elemental forces ruling over that day strongly characterize a person and its destiny.
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.