Overview
God of virtues
Aniel is the guardian angel of people born from about September 23 to September 28, when the Sun is in Libra, between 0 and 5 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Aniel governs
Tradition credits Aniel with bringing victory and with lifting the siege of a city. It rules over the sciences and the arts, reveals the secrets of nature, and inspires wise philosophers in their reflections.
- victory
- knowledge
- discovery
- wisdom
- talent
- renown
Born under Aniel
A person born under this influence gains renown through talent and learning, and stands out among scholars.
The shadow of Aniel
Its contrary angel rules over perverse minds and influences charlatans and all who excel in the art of deceiving others.
In the tarot
Five of Swords
The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Aniel and Haamiah under the Five of Swords.
- defeat
- loss
- humility
Angels close to Aniel
- Its tarot twin
- Haamiah
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Libra 0–5° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Sep 23 – 28 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Powers The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 19 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Moon The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 12:00 – 12:20 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- April 25 · July 6 · September 16 · November 27 · February 7 Every day of the year has its angel, in a seventy-two-day cycle that starts on 20 March: each angel returns five times.
- Verse
- Psalm 80:3 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- אניאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Aniel, questions and answers
How do I know if Aniel is my guardian angel?
Aniel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from September 23 to September 28 this year. On the day the Sun moves from one angel to the next, only the hour of birth can decide.
Which days belong to Aniel?
In the tradition's calendar, Aniel rules five days a year: April 25 · July 6 · September 16 · November 27 · February 7. It also rules the twenty minutes of 12:00 – 12:20.
What does the name Aniel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God of virtues.
Which verse goes with Aniel?
Psalm 80:3, numbered as in modern Bibles.
Sources
The texts on this page are written from an early nineteenth-century French treatise on the Kabbalah, now in the public domain; the tarot link follows the Golden Dawn.