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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Sunday December 11, 1524 is:

Tonalli: − +

day

Chicuei Cipactli

8 - Cipactli (crocodile)

Trecena: − +

13-day period

Ce Ocelotl

Ocelotl (jaguar)

Xihuitl: − +

solar year

Chicuacen Tecpatl

6 - Tecpatl (flint knife)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Piltzintecuhtli

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

11.15.4.16.1

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

3 - Atemoztli (XVII)

(Correlation: Alfonso Caso [adjust])

The significance of this day

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.

Day Cipactli (Crocodile) is governed by Tonacatecuhtli, Lord of Nurturance, as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Cipactli is an auspicious day, signifying advancement and honor. It depicts energy and work, rewards and recognition. A good day for beginnings.

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.

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