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Tonalpohualli
The Tōnalpōhualli (Nahuatl pronunciation: [toːnaɬpoːˈwalːi]), meaning “count of days” in Nahuatl, is a Mexica version of the 260-day calendar in use in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. This calendar is solar and consists of 20 13-day periods called trecenas. Each trecena is ruled by a different Teotl. Different graphic representations for the twenty day names have existed among certain ethnic, linguistic, or archaeologically identified peoples.
Day Signs
| Number | Trecena | Glyph | Teotl | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Cipactli | v | Tonacatecuhtli | East |
| 2 | 1 Ehecatl | v | Quetzalcoatl | North |
| 3 | 1 Calli | v | Tepeyollotl | West |
| 4 | 1 Cuetzpalin | v | Huehuecoyotl | South |
| 5 | 1 Coatl | v | Chalchiuhtlicue | East |
| 6 | 1 Miquiztli | v | Tecciztecatl | North |
| 7 | 1 Mazatl | v | Tlaloc | West |
| 8 | 1 Tochtli | v | Mayahuel | South |
| 9 | 1 Atl | v | Xiuhtecuhtli | East |
| 10 | 1 Itzcuintli | v | Mictlantecuhtli | North |
| 11 | 1 Ozomahtli | v | Xochipilli | West |
| 12 | 1 Malinalli | v | Patecatl | South |
| 13 | 1 Acatl | v | Tezcatlipoca | East |
| 14 | 1 Ocelotl | v | Tlazolteotl | North |
| 15 | 1 Cuauhtli | v | Xipe Totec | West |
| 16 | 1 Cozcacuauhtli | v | Itzpapalotl | South |
| 17 | 1 Ollin | v | Xolotl | East |
| 18 | 1 Tecpatl | v | Chalchiuhtotolin | North |
| 19 | 1 Quiyahuitl | v | Tonatiuh | West |
| 20 | 1 Xochitl | v | Xochiquetzal | South |