Overview
God who inspires
Lecabel is the guardian angel of people born from about August 23 to August 28, when the Sun is in Virgo, between 0 and 5 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Lecabel governs
Tradition credits Lecabel with granting enlightenment and useful methods for whatever profession a person practises. It also rules over plant growth and agriculture.
- inspiration
- insight
- ingenuity
- talent
- skill
Born under Lecabel
A person born under this influence loves astronomy, mathematics and geometry. Such a person stands out for brilliant ideas and can solve the most difficult problems, owing their fortune to nothing but their own talents.
The shadow of Lecabel
Its contrary angel rules over avarice and usury, and influences all who grow rich by unlawful means.
In the tarot
Two 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 Lecabel and Vasariah under the Two of Pentacles.
- harmony in change
- adroitness
- ups and downs
- new directions
- gaiety
Angels close to Lecabel
- Its tarot twin
- Vasariah
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Virgo 0–5° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Aug 23 – 28 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Dominions The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 16 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
- 10:00 – 10:20 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- April 19 · June 30 · September 10 · November 21 · February 1 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 71:16 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- לכבאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Lecabel, questions and answers
How do I know if Lecabel is my guardian angel?
Lecabel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from August 23 to August 28 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 Lecabel?
In the tradition's calendar, Lecabel rules five days a year: April 19 · June 30 · September 10 · November 21 · February 1. It also rules the twenty minutes of 10:00 – 10:20.
What does the name Lecabel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God who inspires.
Which verse goes with Lecabel?
Psalm 71:16, 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.