Overview
Supreme Being
Iah-hel is the guardian angel of people born from about January 25 to January 30, when the Sun is in Aquarius, between 5 and 10 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Iah-hel governs
Tradition credits Iah-hel with helping to acquire wisdom. It rules over philosophers, the illuminated and all who wish to withdraw from the world.
- wisdom
- tranquillity
- solitude
- modesty
- virtue
- dutifulness
Born under Iah-hel
A person born under this influence loves tranquillity and solitude. They fulfil the duties of their station with exactness, and they stand out for their modesty and their virtues.
The shadow of Iah-hel
Its contrary angel rules over all that leads to scandal, over extravagance, inconstancy and divorce, and it stirs up discord between spouses.
In the tarot
Eight 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 Iah-hel and Umabel under the Eight of Swords.
- restraints
- lack of confidence
- attention to detail
- sharpness
Angels close to Iah-hel
- Its tarot twin
- Umabel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Aquarius 5–10° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Jan 25 – 30 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Archangels The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 31 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Venus The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 20:20 – 20:40 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- May 20 · July 31 · October 11 · December 22 · March 4 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 119:159 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- יההאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Iah-hel, questions and answers
How do I know if Iah-hel is my guardian angel?
Iah-hel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from January 25 to January 30 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 Iah-hel?
In the tradition's calendar, Iah-hel rules five days a year: May 20 · July 31 · October 11 · December 22 · March 4. It also rules the twenty minutes of 20:20 – 20:40.
What does the name Iah-hel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: Supreme Being.
Which verse goes with Iah-hel?
Psalm 119:159, 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.