Overview
Eternal God
Ielahiah is the guardian angel of people born from about October 28 to November 2, when the Sun is in Scorpio, between 5 and 10 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Ielahiah governs
Tradition credits Ielahiah with bringing success to a useful undertaking. It is said to win the favour of magistrates and help in winning a lawsuit. It protects against weapons and grants victory.
- success
- victory
- protection
- bravery
- learning
Born under Ielahiah
A person born under this influence loves to travel in order to learn, and all of their undertakings succeed. They stand out for military talent and bravery, and their name becomes celebrated in the annals of glory.
The shadow of Ielahiah
Its contrary angel presides over war and brings all the scourges that follow in its wake. It influences those who break the terms of surrender and massacre their prisoners without pity.
In the tarot
Eight 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 Ielahiah and Veualiah under the Eight of Cups.
- disillusion
- walking away
- success abandoned
Angels close to Ielahiah
- Its tarot twin
- Veualiah
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Scorpio 5–10° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Oct 28 – Nov 2 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
- 22 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Mars The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 14:20 – 14:40 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- May 2 · July 13 · September 23 · December 4 · February 14 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 119:108 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- ילהיה Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Ielahiah, questions and answers
How do I know if Ielahiah is my guardian angel?
Ielahiah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from October 28 to November 2 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 Ielahiah?
In the tradition's calendar, Ielahiah rules five days a year: May 2 · July 13 · September 23 · December 4 · February 14. It also rules the twenty minutes of 14:20 – 14:40.
What does the name Ielahiah mean?
The tradition renders its name as: Eternal God.
Which verse goes with Ielahiah?
Psalm 119:108, 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.