Total Days in a Year: 364 days (13 months 28 days)
Each Month Begins with the New Moon
New Moon (Day 1) – Beginning, renewal
First Quarter (Day 7) – Growth, action
Full Moon (Day 14) – Manifestation, power
Last Quarter (Day 21) – Reflection, transition
2. Uxmal’Chak (Great Red Storm) Energy, fire, and strength
3. Ik’al Tun (Stone of the Wind) Knowledge, intuition, and spiritual awakening
4. Ha’Witz (Water Mountain) Emotion, healing, and flow
5. Noj’Balam (Jaguar Wisdom) Strategy, foresight,and scared knowledge
6. Itzam Kaab (Heavenly Serpent) transformation, rebirth, and cosmic alignment
7. Ka’Xul (Soul Rebirth) restoration, ancestral connection, and spiritual rebirth
8. Toj’Yumil (Scared Offerings) honor, balance, and reciprocity
9. Tz’ol Kin (Sacred Time Cycle) order, destiny, and cosmic law
10. Ahau Nah (House of the Sun) leadership, mastery, and clarity
11. Xaman Ek’ (North Star) guidance, navigation, and vision
12. Chak Muwan (Red Macaw) expression, celebration, and creativity
13. Hunab K’in (One Supreme Sun) completion, reflection, and universal harmony
A Day of Balance (Hun Lahun K’in) can be added at the end of the year to align with the solar year when necessary, serving as a ceremonial day of renewal.
The calendar follows an Aboriginal Indigenous cosmological perspective tied to natural cycles and the rhythms of the moon, governing seasonal changes, agricultural cycles, and spiritual ceremonies.