Comments on: Is there any connection between the Mayan Calendar and Astronomy? http://www.ufo-watch.com/doomsday-2/is-there-any-connection-between-the-mayan-calendar-and-astronomy.html UFO videos, images and reports from all over the world. Thu, 24 May 2012 12:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: bikenbeer2000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/doomsday-2/is-there-any-connection-between-the-mayan-calendar-and-astronomy.html#comment-30566 bikenbeer2000 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:24:13 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/doomsday-2/is-there-any-connection-between-the-mayan-calendar-and-astronomy.html#comment-30566 The Mayan Long Count is more based on the number of fingers and toes we have than anything astronomical. The base unit is the Winal of 20 days. Then there is the Tun of 18 Winals or 360 days, so roughly a year. Then we have the Katun of 20 Tuns or 7,200 days and the Baktun of 20 Katuns or 144,000 days, which is 394 years. Baktun 13 ends on 21st December 2012. So nothing astronomical, just nice round numbers. The start date was a suitable date far back in time before their civilisation when two particular dates in their other calendars coincided, so that wasn't based on any particular event either. The Mayan Long Count is more based on the number of fingers and toes we have than anything astronomical.
The base unit is the Winal of 20 days.
Then there is the Tun of 18 Winals or 360 days, so roughly a year.
Then we have the Katun of 20 Tuns or 7,200 days and the Baktun of 20 Katuns or 144,000 days, which is 394 years. Baktun 13 ends on 21st December 2012.

So nothing astronomical, just nice round numbers. The start date was a suitable date far back in time before their civilisation when two particular dates in their other calendars coincided, so that wasn’t based on any particular event either.

]]> By: Flying Car http://www.ufo-watch.com/doomsday-2/is-there-any-connection-between-the-mayan-calendar-and-astronomy.html#comment-30565 Flying Car Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:53:27 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/doomsday-2/is-there-any-connection-between-the-mayan-calendar-and-astronomy.html#comment-30565 The planet Venus is important to there calendar. The planet Venus is important to there calendar.

]]> By: Beau Garrett http://www.ufo-watch.com/doomsday-2/is-there-any-connection-between-the-mayan-calendar-and-astronomy.html#comment-30564 Beau Garrett Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:53:03 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/doomsday-2/is-there-any-connection-between-the-mayan-calendar-and-astronomy.html#comment-30564 Actually the Mayans had more than a single calendar, but all of them were based on astronomy *and* superstition and myths. Actually the Mayans had more than a single calendar, but all of them were based on astronomy *and* superstition and myths.

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