Aztec Astrology

Aztec astrology is one of the earliest Mesoamerican system. The Aztec calendar is known as the tonalpohualli and consists of 260 days. This system has 20 day signs each ruled by a God/ Goddess. These day signs describe the characteristics of the person born under the sign.

Aztec Day Sign: Quiahuitl The nineteenth sign of the Aztec zodiac - Cauac signifies the west. Born under this sign, you are compassionate and have a healing nature. You are always active, full of energy, restless and friendly. Careers in counseling and healing are supposedly the best option for you people. As individuals you impart a feeling of unity, warmth and security which makes you all the more lovable to everybody around. Freedom to move around and independence is something which you crave for throughout their life. Capability to teach as well as learn is an innate quality in these people.

Aztec Day Sign God: Quetzalcoatl The Lord with a feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl is looked upon as the deity of quick wit and self-reflection who rules over the Ehecatl Wind. He is often considered to be the patron of priests. Like Tonacatecuhtli Quetzalcoatl is also the god of creation. He is the giver of life. Quetzalcoatl is the Lord of the East and as such he is associated with the rising Sun and also with his twin brother Xolotl who is associated with the evening star.

Aztec Number: 4 Aztec Day Number: 04 Nahui Again balance is the keyword for this day number of Aztec astrology. Number four represents the four elements of the universe - the fire, water, wind and earth. This is the most stable number among all the other day numbers. It represents the establishment of anything and lends shape to all creation in ways of length, height, width and breadth. Four persons are quite determined to reach their goals once they set it.

Aztec Day Number God: Tonatiuh Tonatiuh is the Sun God symbolizing the fifth World i.e. the present era. As per the myths and legends of Aztec there used to be four historical ages - the earth, wind, fire and water. But all of these ages were destroyed and gave birth to the present era. In the present era, the famous stone of Axayacatl bears the face of Tonatiuh and the wings of the Ollin symbol depicts the past four eras. Tonatiuh is said to rule over Cauac rain.