The Haab Calendar


Haab


start:  = in calendar

11

 days  

= in calendar, cycle:

11

days added to start






The Haab is a 365-day calendar approximating the solar year, having 18 months of 20 days and
one month (Wayeb) of 5 days.
The numbers run from 0 up to 19. The 19 names and glyphs of the months are:











Pop
Wo
Sip
Sotz
Tzek
Xul
Yaxkin
Mol
Chen
Yax










Sak
Keh
Mak
Kankin
Muwan
Pax
Kayab
Kumku
Wayeb



How to use the JavaScript:
  • Select the number of the day and the month name from the menus.
    The selections appear in the textfields right of "start:". The texfield after the equation sign "=" is the position number (1 to 365) within the calendar.

  • To browse through the calendar use the button "next day".

  • Or enter a number into the textfield preceeding "days" and press the button "add" to jump forward in the calendar by the step you entered.


Tzolkin Calendar applet

Tzolkin Calendar JavaScript


Web Links
Haab (Wikipedia)

The Classic Maya Calendar and Day Numbering System

Mayan Calendar Description

Updated 2015, Jan 27