Overview
God of mercy
Haziel is the guardian angel of people born from about April 30 to May 5, when the Sun is in Taurus, between 10 and 15 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Haziel governs
Tradition credits Haziel with obtaining divine mercy, the friendship and favour of the powerful, and the keeping of a promise someone has made. It rules over good faith and reconciliation.
- mercy
- good faith
- reconciliation
- sincerity
- forgiveness
- friendship
Born under Haziel
A person born under this influence is sincere in their promises and readily forgives those who have wronged them.
The shadow of Haziel
Its contrary angel rules over hatred and hypocrisy, influencing all who seek to deceive by every possible means, and it makes enemies irreconcilable.
In the tarot
Nine of Pentacles
The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Haziel and Aladiah under the Nine of Pentacles.
- lasting prosperity
- balance
- independence
- sound management
Angels close to Haziel
- Its tarot twin
- Aladiah
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Taurus 10–15° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Apr 30 – May 5 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Cherubim The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 5 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
- 02:40 – 03:00 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- March 28 · June 8 · August 19 · October 30 · January 10 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 25:6 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- הזיאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Haziel, questions and answers
How do I know if Haziel is my guardian angel?
Haziel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from April 30 to May 5 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 Haziel?
In the tradition's calendar, Haziel rules five days a year: March 28 · June 8 · August 19 · October 30 · January 10. It also rules the twenty minutes of 02:40 – 03:00.
What does the name Haziel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God of mercy.
Which verse goes with Haziel?
Psalm 25:6, 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.