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: Cipactli The first day sign of the Aztec astrology, Cipactli is considered to be the auspicious beginning of all new things. Born under this day sign you are aggressive, creative, possessive, witty and energetic by nature. Whenever it comes to taking up new initiatives, Crocodile people are always there on the fore front. The only negative trait of yours is that you are very dominating. You are hard working and persevering and your prime focus lies on the security and comfort issues of your family members.

Aztec Day Sign God: Xochiquetzal Xochiquetzal is also known as the Flower Feather. He is the god of small, tender and delicate flowers, love, pleasure and beauty. Xochiquetzal is considered to be the patron of artists and other creative persons. He represents the sexuality of young women and girls and is often pictured as surrounded by young and pretty flowers. Xochiquetzal rules over Xochitl flower.

Aztec Number: 6 Aztec Day Number: 06 Chicuacen Imbalance is the keyword describing this day numbers of Aztec astrology. The natives of this number need to learn lot of things from real life experience. Ruled by number six, you people have the tendency of taking things for granted. But it needs to be avoided to attain success in life. However, you possess a powerful negotiating ability and are quite responsive. Six persons are also very active.

Aztec Day Number God: Mictlantecuhtli Mictlantecuhtli the ruler of the underworld or the Land of Death is associated with the owl, bat and the spider. With the notion of creating new life on Earth when Quetzalcoatl needed the human bones from the inhabitants of the underworld, Mictlantecuhtli initially agreed to it. But when Quetzalcoatl came over to collect bones Mictlantecuhtli changed his mind and denied to help him. To escape from the wrath of Mictlantecuhtli Quetzalcoatl somehow managed to escape and during the act he dropped down some of the bones he had collected. This is the reason why human body has bones of various sizes and shapes. Mictlantecuhtli rules over the Itzcuintli dog of the Aztec zodiac.