Lord of the Night | Y (CST)

Overview

The Lord of the Night is a day cycle used by the Maya people. It is a simple cycle of 9 incrementing days that reflect the Maya deity that rules that night.

The names of 8 of the lords have not been identified, but the G9 lord is named Pauahtun.

The Maya also had another day cycle of 7 days of unknown utility, referred to simply as 'Y'.

Info

The Lords of the Night were also known by the Aztecs, and historians have identified the names of all 9 deities.

Accuracy

Being a simple calculation, these two cycles are expected to be perfectly accurate.

Source

Common Source

Wikipedia article.

Primary Sources

The Smithsonian website has the current day as well as a converter, though it is broken for dates before the Long Count epoch.