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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Monday April 27, 2026 is:

Tonalli:

day

Nahui Cuauhtli

4 - Cuauhtli (eagle)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Malinalli

Malinalli (grass)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Ce Tochtli

1 - Tochtli (rabbit)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Mictlantecuhtli

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

7 - Xocolhuetzi (X)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

13.0.13.9.15

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

The significance of this day

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-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.

Aztec facts

In the Mayan Long Count, the 13th b'ak'tun (144.000 day cycle) started on the winter solstice of 2012 (December 21, 2012).

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