 In the 260-day ritual calendar, the deity was the patron of the day "Atl" ("Water") and with the trecena 1 Coatl ("1 Snake").Xiuhtecuhtli was also one of the nine Lords of the Night and ruled the first hour of the night, named "Cipactli" ("Alligator").Scholars have long emphasized that this fire deity also has aquatic qualities.