Overview
God who comes to our aid
Jeliel is the guardian angel of people born from about March 25 to March 30, when the Sun is in Aries, between 5 and 10 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Jeliel governs
Tradition credits Jeliel with calming popular uprisings and with bringing victory over those who attack others unjustly. It rules over kings and princes and keeps their subjects obedient. It influences the generation of every living creature in the animal kingdom, and it restores peace between spouses along with faithfulness in marriage.
- peace
- fidelity
- order
- fertility
- cheerfulness
- charm
Born under Jeliel
A person born under this angel has a cheerful, lively mind and pleasant, gallant manners, and feels a strong passion for the opposite sex.
The shadow of Jeliel
Its contrary angel rules over everything harmful to living beings. It delights in dividing married couples by turning them from their duties, and it inspires a taste for celibacy and loose morals.
In the tarot
Five of Wands
The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Jeliel and Vehuiah under the Five of Wands.
- struggle
- fierce competition
- hard-won victory
- victory after obstacles
Angels close to Jeliel
- Its tarot twin
- Vehuiah
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Aries 5–10° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Mar 25 – 30 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Seraphim The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 1 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
- 00:20 – 00:40 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- March 21 · June 1 · August 12 · October 23 · January 3 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 22:19 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- יליאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Jeliel, questions and answers
How do I know if Jeliel is my guardian angel?
Jeliel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from March 25 to March 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 Jeliel?
In the tradition's calendar, Jeliel rules five days a year: March 21 · June 1 · August 12 · October 23 · January 3. It also rules the twenty minutes of 00:20 – 00:40.
What does the name Jeliel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God who comes to our aid.
Which verse goes with Jeliel?
Psalm 22:19, 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.