Mayan astronomy - Inner planets

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Mercury and Venus

Observation of Venus and Mercury (correlation 508392)

(seen from the Earth)

Conjunctions with the Sun

9.16.15.0.0     7 Ahau 18  Pop  (1416600)  
    1924992    558 May  5 AD  558,35         
katun, god K

Venus in inferior conjunction

9.14.2.6.0  1 Ahau 18 Uo   (1397640)  
    1906032  506 Jun  7 AD  506,44     
Dresden codex (F 24/D 24)

9.19.1.5.0  1 Ahau 13 Mac  (1433260)  
    1941652    603 Dec 15 AD   603,97        
Venus, Mars, Saturn

Mercury in superior conjunction

Dresden Codex - page F 24/D 24

9.9.9.16.0  1 Ahau 18 Kayab  (1364360)   
    1872752  415  Apr 26 AD  415,33

9.9.16.0.0  4 Ahau 8  Cumku   (1366560)  
     1874952  421 May  4 AD  421,35

Mercury and Venus in superior conjunction

    9.4.8.8.15  13 Men 13  Kayab  (1327855)  
        1836247    315 May 16 AD   315,38
Stelae

    9.10.15.0.0     6 Ahau 13  Mac  (1373400)  
        1881792    440 Jan 25 AD   440,08  
(Moon age 3)

Alignments

Heliactic rise of Mercury and Venus

9.16.4.10.8     12 Lamat 1  Muan  (1412848)  
    1921240    548 Jan 26 AD   548,08 
 Venus - heliactic rise, Mercury, 
see eclipses in  Dresden codex

10.0.12.3.2     8 Ik 0 Zotz       (1444382)   
    1952774    634 May 28 AD   634,42        
Venus - heliactic rise,  Mercury, 
fire festival  (Yucunudahui)

Line configuration E-V-M

9.12.16.7.8     3 Lamat 16   Yax   (1388308)  
      1896700    480 Nov 18 AD   480,89  
(Moon age 0)

9.15.13.6.9     3 Muluc 17 Mac   (1408809)  
     1917201    537 Jan  4 AD   537,02 
Jupiter (ball, year)

Line configuration E-M-V

9.11.12.10.14   9 Ix 17 Pop (1379734)   
    1888126    457 May 29 AD  457,42 (ballcourt ring)

9.13.13.12.5    6 Chicchan 8 Zac     (1394525)   
    1902917    497 Nov 26 AD   497,91  (death)

9.16.5.0.0  8 Ahau 8 Zotz  (1413000)  
    1921392    548 Jun 26 AD   548,50         
katun, (Moon age 5),god K

9.17.12.6.2     9 Ik 15 Zip (1422842)   
    1931234    575 Jun  7 AD   575,44 
Stelae

            9.18.4.8.4  3 Kan 17 Uo  (1427204)   
1935596    587 May 17 AD  587,39         
observation of Jupiter,Saturn,Mars

Dresden codex (h)

10.19.6.1.8     12 Lamat 6 Cumku  (1578988)   
    2087380  1002 Dec  8 AD  1002,96       
observation Venus, Mars, eclipse

11.10.6.8.12    4 Eb 0 Yaxkin  (1658332)  
    2166724   1220 Mar  2 AD  1220,19   
cycle 52 years, 260 years (?)

Mars

Observation of Mars (correlation 508392)

Conjunctions and opositions with the Sun

Opposition of Mars with the Sun

9.9.16.0.0  4 Ahau 8 Cumku   (1366560)  
1874952    421 May  4 AD   421,35

9.11.15.0.0  4 Ahau 13 Mol  (1380600)  
1888992    459 Oct 12 AD   459,79  
(Moon age 28)

Examples of other similar configurations - in multiples of 780 days (3 tzolkin):

0.0.0.0.0      4 Ahau 8 Cumku   (      0)    508392   3322 Nov 26 BC -3320,17
13.0.0.0.0      4 Ahau 3 Kankin  (1872000)   2380392   1805 Mar 11 AD  1805,20


8.6.16.12.0     4 Ahau 13 Kayab  (1201200)   1709592     33 Aug 10 BC   -31,39
8.17.11.3.0     4 Ahau 13 Chen   (1278420)   1786812    180 Jan 10 AD   180,03
8.17.13.6.0     4 Ahau 3  Ceh    (1279200)   1787592    182 Feb 28 AD   182,17
9.10.19.15.0    4 Ahau 8  Chen   (1375140)   1883532    444 Oct 30 AD   444,84
9.19.8.15.0     4 Ahau 13 Zip    (1435980)   1944372    611 May 27 AD   611,41
11.14.0.0.0     4 Ahau 8  Pax    (1684800)   2193192   1292 Aug 19 AD  1292,66
11.14.13.0.0    4 Ahau 3  Mac    (1689480)   2197872   1305 Jun 12 AD  1305,47
11.15.19.0.0    4 Ahau 13 Xul    (1698840)   2207232   1331 Jan 27 AD  1331,10

9.18.0.12.9 13 Muluc 2 Mol (1425849) 1934241 583 Aug 31 AD 583,68 (exact multiple of 780 days: 9.18.0.12.0)