Maya Calendars

Historical Tzolk’in

A separate 260-day count: 13 numbers combine with 20 named days. It is not replaced by Dreamspell Solar Seals.

Choose a date and era to see the historical Tzolk’in number and day sign. Below, the Calendar Round combines it with Haab. This historical layer is separate from Dreamspell.

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Historical Tzolk’in

A separate 260-day count: 13 numbers combine with 20 named days. It is not replaced by Dreamspell Solar Seals.

Historical Maya calendars Smithsonian Living Maya TimeHistorical Maya calendars Wikimedia Commons · DaySign
Selected day 8 Muluk K’iche’ name: Toj
1. Imix Imox
2. Ik’ Iq’
3. Ak’bal Aq’ab’al
4. K’an K’at
5. Chikchan Kan
6. Kimi Kame
7. Manik’ Kej
8. Lamat Q’anil
9. Muluk Toj
10. Ok Tz’i’
11. Chuwen B’atz’
12. Eb’ E
13. B’en Aj
14. Ix I’x
15. Men Tz’ikin
16. Kib Ajmaq
17. Kab’an No’j
18. Etz’nab Tijax
19. Kawak Kawoq
20. Ajaw Ajpu’

Glyphs are loaded from Wikimedia Commons using open DaySign images. K’iche’ names are checked against Smithsonian Living Maya Time.

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Calendar Round

Shows the Tzolk’in + Haab pair for a selected date and its recurrence after 18,980 days — about 52 solar years.

Historical Maya calendars Smithsonian Living Maya Time
Tzolk’in 8 Muluk 260 days
Haab 2 Ch’en 365 days
Previous recurrence1974-09-21
Full cycle18 980 days · ≈ 52 Haab
Next recurrence2078-08-26