Your Nawal (sometimes written nahual) is the Maya name for the day sign you were born under. The Maya believe it is the primary energy present when you were born, and that it shapes the kind of person you are. There are 20 nahuales in the Tzolkin calendar, and your birth date decides which one is yours.
How to find your nahual
You only need your birth date. Put it into the free Mayan sign calculator and you get your nahual right away, along with your Galactic Tone and your Trecena. No birth time, no place, no email.
The 20 nahuales
Each nahual carries its own character. Crocodile is about beginnings and nurturing. Serpent is raw life force and instinct. Jaguar is night, mystery, and inner power. Eagle sees the bigger picture. Every one of the 20 has its own gifts and its own lessons, and the day you were born points to one of them.
What the nahual is used for
Maya day keepers still read the Nawal to understand a person’s nature, the work they are suited to, and the days that favor them. It is less about prediction and more about knowing yourself and moving with your own grain instead of against it.
Want the full picture? Your detailed report covers all nine signs in your Tree of Life, not just your day sign. If you are new to the system, start with Mayan astrology basics.