Maya Astronomers used Mathematics to  to devise a year of 360 days even though they knew that Earth's solar year is about 365 days. From that, they formed a 20-year K'atun and other time periods.   Mayan based their division of time on  astronomical research; the moon and the planets' solar cycles and their alignment was used in calculating the passing of time.

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