The Mayas were astronomers, mathematicians, sky watchers and they were passionate about measuring time. They lived in harmony with Nature’s cycles, believed in deities represented by the forces of Nature (as Chaak, God of Rain) and left their teachings in the Pyramids, monuments, stelae (stone carving), and codices (Dresden Codex, among others).
Although people refer to “the” Mayan Calendar, it is said there were 17 Calendars, all used at the same time. Through their observations, they identified several cycles that influenced our existence in different ways.
The Mayan calendars had different lengths and all were cyclic, each following its own sequence in an eternal flow.
Main Calendars – Names and Lengths
(*) The 13 Moon Calendar is not Mayan. It was conceived by Dr. José Argüelles and synchronizes with the other calendars