Aztec Calendar(s)

I’ve seen that you reference “azteccalender.com” a lot. How accurate do you think that site is? I have a couple books on reading the Aztec calendar but each one has something a little different whether it be the names of the days or what the count is. So I’m also wondering how do you go about finding which one is 100% right?

Can you convert the date of the western calendar of October 1st, 1481 to the Mexica calendar?

There is now veritable, accurate proof we know the correct Aztec Calendar Correlation. it was perfected by Ruben Ochoa, you can find more information on calmecacanahuac.com

Any information on how to figure out my mexika name using the tonalmatl?

Dear Sir,
I have a doubt regarding the correlation dates for the Aztec Calendar.
It’s widely accepted that the fall of Tenochtitlan was in August 13, 1521 - which corresponds to the Julian date number 2276828 (at 12AM).
This date is correlated to the aztec date 2 Xocotlhuetzi 1 Coatl.
On the other hand, another well knowed date is refered: the entrance of Cortez in the city, in November 8, 1519.
This date corresponds to the Julian day 2276184 (12 AM).
It’s refered to the aztec date 8 Ehecatl 9 Quecholli of the year 1 Acatl.
The problem is that if we take the first correspondence, we will get for the second julian day number the date 7 Cipactli, 8 Quecholli.
It’s one day of delay.
If we take the second date as reference, the first will give us one day after the citation.
There’s always one day of difference - I think I’m not mistaken.
All the sites that do the calculations based on Alfonso Caso correlation, and in the first correlation date I’ve mentioned, cleary show the discrespancy in the calculations.
Can you please tell me if I’m missing something here?
Kind regards,
Rui Fernandes

okay i see the 18 uinal names on the center of the anniversay wheel with an outer ring of repeating four year bearers. But i cannot read the 18 names. Some one please?

The Aztec day Xochitl was zero kin just like the Mayan day Ahau. The Aztec day Mazatl was 7 kin just like the Mayan day Manik. The Aztec day Acatl was kin 13 just like Ben. But Xochital was moved 13 days earlier on Mazatl so that 1Acatl was 1Ahau but 1Acatl becomes moved 13 days earlier to the day that was 1Mazatl and 1 Manik. In 1518AD this is 0Pop the Mayan year bearer 1Manik, no longer Aztec 1Mazatl, but now year bearer 1Xochitl on 0Pop. So for the year to be CeAcatl (1Reed) becaus ethe day is 1Acatl the Aztec new year has to be regarded as 13 days later as 1Ahau 13Pop. Thus 1Acatl formerly 1 Ben will now always be 1Ahau, and the Aztec 365-day Xiuh-Pohualli like the Mayan 365-day haab will always fall on 13Pop. I prefer the Genesis correlation of G.Aug 12 in 3114bc and so Egyptian Thoth 1 is always Pop 17 (not 18) and this means Aztec new year on Pop 13 is always Epagum 2. The G.Aug 11 epoch makes Aztec new year and Pop 13 as Epagum 1. There are correlations that debate the 360-day calendar Long Count as falling on 2,7,12,17 while others on 3,8,13,18. The Aztec new year is obviously then exactly 260 days before Cortez whether 1Acatl is Thurs Apr 21 or Good Friday Apr 22, thus debating whether the new year 1Acatl in 1518ad is July 22 or 23. I would very much like to know the Aztec equivalent to Pop and Uo etc.

The date 2 rabbit was also a symbol of drunkeness, legend says a rabbit scratching out the center of a maguey agave plant drank the fermented licor and became intoxicated, And anyone born under the sign of 2 rabbit was destined to become an alcoholic.
Alcoholism in Aztec times was severly punished.

Encontre un buen sita de web para el Calendario de Nahuatl!
http://www.azteccalendar.com/

Please give me the meaning or where I can go to get information on the New year 2013, year of the Calli

You have pretty good information, I get here looking for images and stay for information, BUT I like to point out that I totally disagree with the term “Aztec calendar”.. the sun stone is more than that.. thanks, sorry for the grammar..

where did the third calendar(Venus)that the priests used come from?

THX

Hi!i would wanna know when did the aztecs find or make the calendar?

do you know how to make an aztec calendar and if you do will you please include it because i would love to learn

aztecs are awsome

It is important to remember that the Spaniards and literate Aztecs who chronicled the ancient civilization wrote about people in the cities. They neglected to document village life and religious traditions in smaller communities. The result is that we know little about the people who lived at the edges of the Aztec empire and even less about their gods and rituals. However, Aztec villagers must have shared many features of their culture with people in the cities, and so we can assume that the gods worshiped in the rural areas must have been similar to those worshiped in urban centers.

I was unaware that your group provided the symbols for azteccalendar.com. THANK YOU! I used it to create a tattoo of my birthdate counts. It turned out beautifully!

you came to our school it was amazing thank you very much i have learnt alot!

How would the Nahua’s have written the day, month, and year of the first sighting of “Our Lady of Guadalupe” on December 9, 1531

I am a keeper of the ancient tradition of Anahuac and the “aztec calendar”. Xiuhpohualli is a calendar based on the movements of the stars and earth. The xiuhpohualli is a very accurate calendar that for thousands of years my ancestors studied the sky and earth to form the most accurate calendar of the whole world

Can you make any and or all the downloadable pages for teachers in Spansih?

my favorite symbol is probably the dog or the alligator because thwey are very detailed. we made symbols in class! thanx for the info on this site. arsum!

Thanks for answering my question, now i know a lot more.

Hi ! Who was The Aztecs first emperor? I really would love to know.

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this is so cool bro. I never thought i would read about the great aztecs and the amazing things they pulled off they are so sick.

When is the Aztec New Year? One might think that it was our December 21, given the significance of that date in 2012, but I've seen at Wikipedia that it's claimed to be two different dates, both around the end of January, Xispas.com says the date is March 12, and at AztecCalendar.com I noticed that the Solar Year changed on October 6th, 2008 (which although seems to be a great site, I'm not now sure how much faith to place in it, since I've failed to notice any unnamed days of the Nemontemi which precede the new year). Since the Caso correlation works from the well-recorded date of the fall of Tenochtitlan '1-Coatl = August 12' just when is it?

Hello my name is Amy, i have a question to ask you,
How tall is a real aztec calender

I have read aztecs gave special “magical” properties to numbers, and so the days in the calendar would be influenced by each number’s quality. E.g. number “one” being a good omen number. Is there a chance you can tell us more about number’s particular magical sense?

Were birthdays celebrated, and if so, how were birth years measured? I've seen codices denote days of birth using the dot-and-glyph method to pen names (which reflects xiuhpohualli method) but also dots used to show how old a child is (which I make the modern assumption this number is measured in solar/seasonal years - I see a conflict with my assumption).
Do we know or have a reasonable assumption as to whether those year-dots are based on 260 day cycles (xiuhpohualli) or 365 day cycles (tonalpohualli)?
I'm curious what confusion this may have created because someone claiming to be "42" (xiuhpohualli) would only be 30 years old by the customary solar year measure.