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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Tuesday June 23, 2026 is:

Tonalli:

day

Chicunahui Malinalli

9 - Malinalli (grass)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Cuetzpalin

Cuetzpalin (lizard)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Ce Tochtli

1 - Tochtli (rabbit)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Tepeyollotl

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

4 - Tepeilhuitl (XIII)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

13.0.13.12.12

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

The significance of this day

Day Malinalli (Grass, known as Eb in Maya) is governed by Patecatl as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. This day signifies tenacity, rejuvenation, that which cannot be uprooted forever. Malinalli is a day for persevering against all odds and for creating alliances that will survive the test of time. It is a good day for those who are suppressed, a bad day for their suppressors.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Cuetzpalin (Lizard) is ruled by Itzlacoliuhqui. The 13 days of this trecena are governed by the meting out of irrational rewards and punishments. These are 13 days of confusion, a time when the noble and ignoble have equal chance to be raised up or thrown down. The warrior must be like the lizard, who is not hurt from a high fall but, instead, immediately climbs back to its perch. These are good days to keep out of sight; bad days to attract attention.

Aztec facts

The conqueror Hernán Cortés arrived on the eastern shores of the Aztec empire in the year 1-Acatl (1519). It had been predicted that on such a year Quetzalcoatl would return from the east to retake his rightful share of the throne. This belief probably weakend the defense of the Aztecs.

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