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Complementary series, lunar series and correlation _______________________________________________________________________ Introduction The Mayan calendar, introduced 2000 years ago, is designed with the security of the
date being on top priority.For each Long count date only one calendar round date (a Tzolkin or a Haab date) is possible. The complementary series with the Lord of the Night (Hieroglyph G) and the Lunar series
(Hieroglyphs F, Z, Y, D, E, C, X, A , B) are elements of this system of securing the date. The link of the age of the moon (Hieroglyph D/E) to a certain date till now hasn't been stated by any other
calendar of other ancient cultures. Taking as an example lintel 21 in Yaxchilan ( s. Coe, 1992; p. 182/330 ) the hieroglyphs are explained according to Long Count 9.0.19.2.4 and Tzolkin date 2 Kan:
G = Lord of the Night (one of 9 ) here G8,
For a large part of date listings a shortened version of the lunar series was used. The lunar series is an important item for checking the correlation number for its correctness. Especially hieroglyphs
D/E and C are of utmost importance. If there is no congruence of the hieroglyphs D/E and C
when transferring a Mayan date into the Julian calendar, either there is a writing error, or the correlation number used is incorrect. (Today the basis of the eclipse days are considered as safe, e.g. Fred Espenak's tables, NASA, or a conventional astronomical software, such as RedShift.)
The Maya astronomers were familiar with the complicated lunar orbit, as is to be seen in the eclipse table of the Dresden Codex, where not only after 6 lunar orbits but also after 5 lunar orbits a solar
eclipse follows. It has to be taken into account that in some city states the rules of 6/5 were used in a different way and therefore some hieroglyphs C
are incorrect. But it also means that there have to be some correct hieroglyphs C. _______________________________________________________________________
9.0.19.2.4 = MDN (Maya Day Number) 1302884 Reviewing the date with my correlation number 9.0.19.2.4 = MDN (Maya Day Number) 1302884 _______________________________________________________________________
Comparison day of eclipse with
9.0.19.2.4 9.16.4.10.8
This comparison verifies unambiguously, that GMT does not concur with the days of eclipse and therefore – astronomically seen - can't be maintained as
a correlation number. Not only with the data mentioned above, but with many others as well it is to be seen that GMT is always pointing to a day of eclipse 1 lunar orbit later.
The comparison with my correlation number 556408 has the following result: Comparison day of eclipse with
9.0.19.2.4 9.16.4.10.8
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