Alternate Calendars :: Aztec
The Aztec civil calendar or the Xiupohualli contains 18 20 day months. Recognizing, as the Egypitans did, that a solar year was composed of 365 days, the Aztecs added 5 empty days to account for the discrepancy.
| Atlacacauallo “Rain’s End” | Feb - Mar |
| Tlacaxipehualiztli “Flaying Time” | Mar |
| Tozoztontli “Lesser Vigil” | Apr |
| Hueytozoztli “Greater Vigil” | Apr - May |
| Toxcatl “Dry Season” | May - June |
| Etzalcualiztli “Corn and Beans” | June |
| Tecuilhuitontli “Lesser Feast of the Nobles” | June - July |
| Hueytecuihutli “Greater Feast of the Nobles” | July |
| Tlaxochimaco “Birth of Flowers” | Aug |
| Xocotlhuetzin “Fruit Falls” | Aug - Sep |
| Ochpaniztli “Cleansing the Roads” | Sep |
| Teoleco “Return of the Gods” | Oct |
| Tepeihuitl “Feast of the Hills” | Oct - Nov |
| Quecholli “Precious Feather” | Nov |
| Panquetzaliztli “Raising the Flag” | Dec |
| Atemoztli “Rain Falls” | Dec - Jan |
| Tititl “Stretching” | Jan |
| Izcalli “Rebirth” | Feb |
| Nemontemi “Empty Days” | 5 Epogamenal Days -Feb |