Ácatl, reed
Sign 13 of the twenty in the tonalpohualli. Direction: east. Patron after the Codex Borgia: Tezcatlipoca.
The reed, a year bearer. Ce Ácatl, 1 Reed, is the calendar name of Topiltzin Quetzalcóatl; the New Fire was kindled in a year 2 Ácatl.
The next Ácatl days
- Wednesday, 11 November 2026: 7 Ácatl
- Tuesday, 1 December 2026: 1 Ácatl
- Monday, 21 December 2026: 8 Ácatl
- Sunday, 10 January 2027: 2 Ácatl
In the Maya count: Aj / Ben.
The "Aztec horoscopes" that describe the character of each sign are mostly modern: the old sources give no personality profiles by sign. So this page has only what the sources say: the name, its meaning, the direction and the patron, which also varies between the codices.