|
The Days of the Aztec Month
|
|
The Days of the Aztec Month.
Continuing outwards, the next concentric circle shows twenty squares, each naming one of the twenty different days of the Aztec month. Clockwise, these days are as follows:
| DAY | AZTEC NAME FOR DAY | GLYPH | MEANING |
| 1st day of the Month | CIPACTLI |  |
Crocodile |
| 2nd | EHECATL |  |
Wind |
| 3rd | CALLI |  |
House |
| 4th | CUETZPALLIN |  |
Lizard |
| 5th | COATL |  |
Snake |
| 6th | MIQUIZTLI |  |
Skull/Death |
| 7th | MAZATL |  |
Deer |
| 8th | TOCHTLI |  |
Rabbit |
| 9th | ATL |  |
Water |
| 10th | ITZQUINTLI |  |
(Hairless) Dog |
| 11th | OZOMATLI |  |
Monkey |
| 12th | MALINALLI |  |
(Dry) Herb |
| 13th | ACATL |  |
Cane |
| 14th | OCELOTL |  |
Jaguar |
| 15th | CUAUHTLE |  |
Eagle |
| 16th | COZCACUAUHTLI |  |
Vulture |
| 17th | OLLIN/OLIN |  |
Earthquake (Movement) |
| 18th | TECPATL |  |
Obsidian Knife |
| 19th | QUIAHUITL |  |
Rain |
| 20th - Last Day of the Month | XOCHITL |  |
Flower |
|
The Stone: Discovery and History. |
Return to The Aztec Calendar Systems |
Return to Clickable Calendar Stone |
| Title Page |
