Maya nawal

Kan — the serpent

Kan in K'iche' · Chikchan in Yucatec · Serpent seal in the Dreamspell

the serpent·justice·the fire within

You were born on the day of the serpent. Kan is the feathered serpent, Q'uq'umatz, who in the Popol Wuj stands among the creators: its plumage is the sky, its body lives in still water, and it was with the serpent that the birth of light and life was agreed, while all was still dark. In the tradition, Kan is the sign of the Creator and the day of justice. In you it shows up as a calm strength coiled around itself, one that knows far more than it lets on and strikes true when the moment comes.

The strength of Kan

Your strength is knowing. People born on Kan usually read everything, remember everything and keep up with whatever is going on, and over time that store turns into wisdom. In the tradition, they are people of great strength and sound judgement. You are the one others ask when a discussion stalls, because you know a little about every subject and explain without hurrying. Some say having a Kan nearby is a blessing for the community.

What the Chart tells you about Kan

The reading of Kan continues in the Complete Maya Chart: the shadow, how you deal with people, work and money, what you came to do, your Maya Cross (the four nawales that walk with you), your year and your personal calendar — written for your date.

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The 13 tones of Kan

Each day of the Tzolk'in joins one of the 13 tones to one of the 20 nawales — 260 combinations in all. The tone says how Kan shows itself in whoever is born that day.

1 Kan — Jun. With tone 1, the one that opens the count, Kan arrives in you as a seed: the firmness to take the first step.
2 Kan — Keb'. With tone 2, the number of the pair, Kan arrives doubled in you, and you understand both sides of everything.
3 Kan — Oxib'. With tone 3, the one of the three hearthstones, Kan asks you for a steady home to give all it can.
4 Kan — Kajib'. With tone 4, the one of the four corners, Kan arrives whole in you, with resources and balance.
5 Kan — Job'. With tone 5, the number of the hand, Kan arrives in you in a hurry to act, with busy hands.
6 Kan — Waqib'. With tone 6, Kan leans on you through what is concrete: family, work, friends.
7 Kan — Wuqub'. With tone 7, the middle of the road, Kan gives you the view from above, the one that sees every side.
8 Kan — Wajxaqib'. With tone 8, the one that joins the beginning and the end, Kan arrives in you with the whole day and night.
9 Kan — B'elejeb'. With tone 9, the number of the life that takes shape, Kan arrives in you with the gift of nurturing and caring.
10 Kan — Lajuj. With tone 10, the one of both hands, Kan gives more in you when you do things together.
11 Kan — Julajuj. With tone 11, Kan arrives in you with a lot to give and a course that is won by climbing the mountain.
12 Kan — Kab'lajuj. With tone 12, Kan arrives mature in you, with the voice of someone who has taken stock.
13 Kan — Oxlajuj. With tone 13, the one of the thirteen skies, Kan comes to you with great force, which asks for a careful hand.

Born in Kan

Kan returns every 20 days, all year round, in any year — 18 times in 2026. Anyone born on one of those days, or on any day a multiple of 20 days away from them, is Kan; the tone changes with each turn.

In 2026: January 7 (11 Kan), January 27 (5 Kan), February 16 (12 Kan), March 8 (6 Kan), March 28 (13 Kan), April 17 (7 Kan), May 7 (1 Kan), May 27 (8 Kan), June 16 (2 Kan), July 6 (9 Kan), July 26 (3 Kan), August 15 (10 Kan), September 4 (4 Kan), September 24 (11 Kan), October 14 (5 Kan), November 3 (12 Kan), November 23 (6 Kan), December 13 (13 Kan).

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