Overview
God the revealer
Ariel is the guardian angel of people born from about November 7 to November 12, when the Sun is in Scorpio, between 15 and 20 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Ariel governs
Tradition credits Ariel with granting revelations and with serving as the angel through whom thanks are given for the good things received. It uncovers hidden treasures and discloses the greatest secrets of nature. It is also said to show in dreams the things a person longs for.
- revelation
- insight
- subtlety
- originality
- discretion
- circumspection
Born under Ariel
A person born under this influence has a strong and subtle mind. They come up with new ideas and lofty thoughts, and manage to solve the most difficult problems. They are discreet and act with great care and circumspection.
The shadow of Ariel
The contrary angel brings torment of the mind and drives people to the gravest lapses of judgement, holding its sway over weak minds.
In the tarot
Nine of Cups
The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Ariel and Sealiah under the Nine of Cups.
- wish fulfilled
- complete happiness
- emotional security
- vanity
Angels close to Ariel
- Its tarot twin
- Sealiah
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Scorpio 15–20° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Nov 7 – 12 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Virtues The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 23 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Sun The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 15:00 – 15:20 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- May 4 · July 15 · September 25 · December 6 · February 16 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 145:9 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- עריאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Ariel, questions and answers
How do I know if Ariel is my guardian angel?
Ariel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from November 7 to November 12 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 Ariel?
In the tradition's calendar, Ariel rules five days a year: May 4 · July 15 · September 25 · December 6 · February 16. It also rules the twenty minutes of 15:00 – 15:20.
What does the name Ariel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God the revealer.
Which verse goes with Ariel?
Psalm 145:9, 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.