The year zero

Although just one circle, this is a circle with a big and elaborate story, the story of the year zero, 2016, which is related to the very beginning of the Mayan Great Cycle in the year -3113, which can also be considered as a “year zero”. The circle is at the edge of East Field, which symbolizes a transition. The date of the formation shows several relationships in comparison with that year zero. In a few cases there may be a few days difference like is the case regarding the transit of Mercury that took place two days before the formation. There are the following relations:

Transit of Mercury at the descending node

This took place on May 9, two days before the formation was created. This relates to a transit of Mercury at the descending note on March 9-10, -3113 (proleptic Gregorian calendar; April 4-5 Julian, 3114 BC historical).

See f.e. http://fourmilab.ch/documents/canon_transits/  

Note that a transit of Mercury at the descending node roughly occurs less than once each 20 years on average.

Although the dates/months of both transits (in 2016 and -3113) are different, the background of the sun and Mercury to the stars was almost the same (close to the Pleiades). On the day of the formation (May 11), the same was true regarding the moon. This also means that on May 11, the lunar phase was identical in comparison with March 9, -3113.

It is remarkable that the time span between both transits of Mercury equals 16 × 11 × 11 × 11 Mercurian years (the number of times Mercury revolves around the sun) and seems to relate to the day-number of the formation (May 11).

End of “Tun”, relating to Long Count

The Mayan Long Count started on February 13, -3113, while the completion of the erection of the World Tree happened on 4 Ahau, 8 Cumku, which is August 11, -3113. There are 180 days between both events. It can be shown that both events did NOT happen on the same day as Maya-researchers generally believe. According to an additional correction, June 1, 2012 was the end of the Long Count (and December 21 was the end of the Great Cycle). This means that May 11, 2016, was the last day of the fourth period of 360 days (“Tun”) since June 1, 2012. Next day (May 12) was count 0.0.4.0.0 concerning the new cycle of 13 Baktun.

References to Venus and Mars

There is not only a clear reference to Mercury, but also to Venus and Mars. Around May 11, there was an approximate opposition of the sun to Mars (precise on May 22). This was also the case on the day of the transit of Mercury in the year -3113. The position of Venus with respect to the sun on May 11 was the same as on the day 4 Ahau, 8 Cumku (August 11, -3113).

Indirect relationship with near future

The transit of Mercury in -3113 on March 10, was on the same Tzolkin-date as October 28, 2016, which is the end-date of the so called underworlds (including the Great Cycle). Due to the procession of the equinoxes, this date also falls approximately a whole number of sidereal years (5129) since the day 4 Ahau, 8 Cumku (August 11, -3113).

Marc Smulders