Mayan Day-Sign Calculator
The Mayan Tzolk'in calendar combines 20 day-signs (nawales) with 13 tones. Your birthday gives you one pair, cultural storytelling, not a tropical zodiac knockoff.
Use this page when you want the Mayan side explained in plain language, with both the day-sign and tone spelled out.
How we calculate
Mayan day-sign uses a simplified Tzolk'in count. Your birth date gives you one of twenty nawales plus a tone from 1 to 13.
This matches our Mayan card on the home reader. Living Maya communities may count days differently, treat this as learning, not ceremony.
- Input: birth date only
- Calendar: 260-day Tzolk'in (20 × 13) day-count
- Output: tone, nawal name, and short description
- Not archaeological proof or a divination rite
Day-sign and tone together
The nawal names a mythic quality: road, serpent, wind, and so on. The tone (1–13) shapes how that quality moves through a day or a life in traditional teaching.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as Aztec or other Mesoamerican calendars?
We use a simplified Tzolk'in day-count aligned with our in-app Mayan tradition. It is for cultural comparison, not archaeological proof.
Do I need birth time?
No. The day-sign here uses your birthdate only.
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