Overview
God worthy of praise
Lelahel is the guardian angel of people born from about April 14 to April 20, when the Sun is in Aries, between 25 and 30 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Lelahel governs
Tradition credits Lelahel with bringing enlightenment and understanding, and with the healing of illness. Its influence extends over love, renown, the sciences, the arts and fortune.
- renown
- talent
- enlightenment
- healing
- love
Born under Lelahel
A person born under Lelahel's influence enjoys being talked about. Such a person achieves celebrity through their talents and their actions.
The shadow of Lelahel
The contrary angel rules ambition, driving people to want to raise themselves above others. It holds sway over all who seek to gain fortune by illicit means.
In the tarot
Seven 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 Lelahel and Mahasiah under the Seven of Wands.
- courage
- perseverance
- projects bearing fruit
- opposition
Angels close to Lelahel
- Its tarot twin
- Mahasiah
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Aries 25–30° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Apr 14 – 20 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
- 3 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
- 01:40 – 02:00 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- March 25 · June 5 · August 16 · October 27 · January 7 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 9:11 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- ללהאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Lelahel, questions and answers
How do I know if Lelahel is my guardian angel?
Lelahel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from April 14 to April 20 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 Lelahel?
In the tradition's calendar, Lelahel rules five days a year: March 25 · June 5 · August 16 · October 27 · January 7. It also rules the twenty minutes of 01:40 – 02:00.
What does the name Lelahel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God worthy of praise.
Which verse goes with Lelahel?
Psalm 9:11, 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.