Here are the days of the Chol Q’ij mapped onto the Gregorian month of April 2024.
This will be quite an active time astronomically. On the 9 Kame (8th April 2024) there is a total solar eclipse in North America which cuts a line from southwest to northeast. This will be visible as a partial eclipse here in Guatemala.
Shortly afterwards, on 2 E’ (14th April 2024), Venus will disappear from our morning sky according to the Dresden Codex. It will enter its period of superior conjunction, where it travels on the opposite side of the Sun to the Earth. Interestingly with Venus so close to the sun it may be plainly visible during the totality of the eclipse for those under the path of totality. According to the Dresden Codex, Venus will reappear as an evening planet on 1 Iq’ (13th July 2024)
Finally, for those of you here in Guatemala at around 15 degrees north of the equator, the Solar Zenith transit will occur on 5 Q’anil (30th April 2024). It occurs twice per year, usually on or around 30th April and 13th August. This is the day when you will have no elongation of your shadow at midday. The sun will be directly overhead at solar noon and your shadow will just be a little puddle beneath you. This is an important day to make sure your corn is in the ground ready for the coming rains.
12 No’j / 2024 Calendar
My 2024 calendar is now available. The calendar shows the days of the Chol Q’ij, formatted onto the Gregorian calendar. This year it is available electronically as a PDF in both English and Spanish. Printed versions, in English, are available locally here in Guatemala, from Palo Santo and Lava Love Cacao in San Marcos. It is also available at the candle shop of Nana Maria Feliciana, opposite Banrural in San Juan la Laguna. See this link for details on how to get your pdf.
If you are in the USA and you would like a physical copy of the 2024 /12 No’j Calendar, you can now find them for sale with Soul Lift Cacao. Follow this link https://soulliftcacao.com/collections…
Google Calendar Plugin
For the more technically minded I have also created a plugin for Google Calendar. This enables you to track the days of the sacred calendar on your smartphone. In this way you can ensure that your activities are aligned to the most conducive energies! I have also added a description to every day, just click on the day name. It is available for purchase here
Please click the calendar for a larger version to print out if you would like to. Below the calendar are clickable links to my interpretation of the energy of each of the days.
| Gregorian date | Day Name (Clickable) | Keywords, ideas, concepts |
|---|---|---|
| April | ||
| 1 | 2 Kawok | New life in relationships, self sacrifice brings rebirth |
| 2 | 3 Ajpu | Finding the divinity within, challenged to see it in the world |
| 3 | 4 Imox | Stabilising the dream to the physical plane |
| 4 | 5 Iq' | Working on communication and change |
| 5 | 6 Aq'ab'al | Stabilising the new dawn or new concept |
| 6 | 7 K'at | End of the harvest, end of the burden |
| 7 | 8 Kan | Celebration of empowerment and wisdom |
| 8 | 9 Kame | Transformation through the feminine principle |
| 9 | 10 Kej | Strength through cooperation and community |
| 10 | 11 Q'anil | Many ways to ripeness, abundance all around |
| 11 | 12 Toj | Paying back life debts |
| 12 | 13 Tz'i | Faith in the spirit world, justice from and for the ancestors |
| 13 | 1 B'atz | Creating the new fabric, the new weaving |
| 14 | 2 E' | Exploring partnership, self-sacrifice for your path |
| 15 | 3 Aj | Inner balance brings harmony in the home |
| 16 | 4 Ix | Physically stabilising the magic |
| 17 | 5 Tz'ikin | Working on your vision to thrive |
| 18 | 6 Ajmak | Forgiveness from or for the family |
| 19 | 7 No'j | Finishing the ideas, choosing between the plans |
| 20 | 8 Tijax | Healing ceremony day |
| 21 | 9 Kawok | Celebration of midwives and female healers |
| 22 | 10 Ajpu | Finding the divine in community |
| 23 | 11 Imox | Strong, but directionless dreams |
| 24 | 12 Iq' | The voice of experience speaks |
| 25 | 13 Aq'ab'al | Conception from the spirit world |
| 26 | 1 K'at | Beginning to gather the harvest |
| 27 | 2 Kan | Self-sacrifice brings wisdom, power in relationships |
| 28 | 3 Kame | Look inside for spiritual transformation |
| 29 | 4 Kej | Bringing the strength of the wilderness to the world |
| 30 | 5 Q'anil | Working on the maturing process |