Mayan Day Sign Calculator

Discover Your Sacred Identity

Welcome to a profound journey into ancient Maya wisdom. The Sacred Calendar, known as Chol Q'ij in K'iche' Maya or Tzolk'in in Yucatec Maya, is considered "the heart of the wisdom of the Maya people" — a dynamic sacred matrix that helps maintain balance between humanity, nature, and the divine.

For the Maya, time is not an abstract concept but a living, vital, and sacred presence. The calendar itself is a cosmogram that moves in time, embodying the constant flux and transformation that make up life on earth. It is a spiritual guide for discernment, allowing one to connect with the cosmos, foster harmony, and live in balance.

Your Personal Archetype Awaits

Your Mayan Day Sign (or nawal) represents your spiritual identity and personal myth — the symbolic core that underlies who you are. It's the single most important factor in a Mayan horoscope, revealing the indwelling spirit that acts as your guardian throughout life.

The Sacred 260-Day Cycle

This ancient calendar weaves together 20 unique Day Signs with 13 sacred numbers, creating a 260-day spiritual cycle. While your Day Sign provides your core archetype, the accompanying number (1-13) modifies and personalizes this energy, shaping it into your unique human personality. The origins of this 260-day count are a subject of deep wisdom, with several interconnected explanations:

• It closely approximates the period of human gestation, from a mother's first missed menses to birth, making the calendar a fundamentally human, earthly cycle.
• It aligns with astronomical cycles; for instance, it is the interval between the sun's zenith passages at the latitude of ancient Maya sites like Izapa and Copan.
• It masterfully synchronizes the cycles of the Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter to a whole number with remarkable accuracy.

The calendar's components are imbued with meaning, representing a union of cosmic polarities:

• The 20 Day Signs are considered a masculine or yang principle. They correspond to the number of human digits, fingers and toes, making the number 20 a symbol of humankind.
• The 13 Numbers represent a feminine or yin principle. This number is deeply sacred, corresponding to the thirteen divisions of Heaven in the Mayan cosmos and the thirteen major joints in the human body: ankles, knees, hips, wrists, elbows, shoulders, and neck.

The calendar is not a static list but a dynamic "wave of time". The 260 days are structured into twenty periods of thirteen days, known as Trecenas. Each Trecena begins on a day numbered "1" and carries the energy of that Day Sign through its 13-day cycle, with the energy growing, peaking at the middle numbers, and becoming intensely powerful at the end.

A Tool for Spiritual Guidance

Understanding your Day Sign offers you a spiritual guide for discernment and a way to map your identity and capacities. It's an ancient tool for connecting with the cosmos, fostering harmony, and navigating life's challenges with wisdom.