Day Glyphs and Personalities of the Sacred Maya Tzolkin Calendar

The Tzolkin is the sacred calendar of the Maya, combinating two interacting forces, one major and one minor, which influence the days of our lives. The 20 cycling major intentions (or influences, personalities) interact with 13 minor tones forming a 260 day calendar.

The 20 major intentions of the Tzolkin are:

ajpu

Ajpu

Imox

Imox

Iq

Iq

Aqabal

Aqabal

Kat

Kat

kan

Kan

kame

Kame

kej

Kej

qanil

Qanil

toj

Toj

tzi

Tzi

batz

Batz

E

E

Aj

Aj

Ix

Ix

tzikin

Tzikin

ajmaq

Ajmaq

noj

Noj

tijax

Tijax

kawoq

Kawoq

The 13 minor tones (Trecena) appear as numbers:

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13