Haab K'ank'in

Position

K'ank'in is month 14 in the attested Yucatec Haab sequence. In the standard structure, regular Haab months contain 20 numbered positions, counted 0 through 19 in the museum source table.

Meaning

K'ank'in is a calendrical month name in the attested Yucatec Haab sequence. WooWoogle adds the month gloss the yellow sun, ripening into gold, and the underworld dog. This page uses that gloss as symbolic month context only. It does not treat K'ank'in as a personality sign, and it does not extend the gloss beyond the source data.

Season And Agriculture

The Haab follows a 365-day solar year and is tied to practical and ceremonial time. The strongest sources connect Haab months with recurring rain, corn growth, planting, and harvest offerings, while Highland Maya evidence shows agricultural timing also depends on local observation and regional calendar practice. Because the Haab has no leap day and K'iche' and Kaqchikel solar calendars vary, K'ank'in should not be fixed to a Gregorian farming season without local review.

Calendar Round

A Haab position becomes a full Calendar Round date only when paired with a Tzolk'in number and day name. That combined position returns after 18,980 days, or 52 Haab years.