Overview
God who aids and sustains all things
Manakel is the guardian angel of people born from about February 13 to February 18, when the Sun is in Aquarius, between 25 and 30 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Manakel governs
Tradition credits Manakel with appeasing the anger of God and with healing the falling sickness, epilepsy. It rules over plant life and over creatures of the water. It also influences sleep and dreams.
- gentleness
- amiability
- friendship
- goodwill
- healing
Born under Manakel
A person born under this angel brings together all the fine qualities of body and soul. Through an amiable manner and a gentle character, they win the friendship and goodwill of all good people.
The shadow of Manakel
The contrary angel governs every bad quality, physical and moral.
In the tarot
Ten 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 Manakel and Damabiah under the Ten of Swords.
- desolation
- ruined plans
- tears
Angels close to Manakel
- Its tarot twin
- Damabiah
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Aquarius 25–30° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Feb 13 – 18 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Angels The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 33 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Moon The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 21:40 – 22:00 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- May 24 · August 4 · October 15 · December 26 · March 8 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 38:21 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- מנקאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Manakel, questions and answers
How do I know if Manakel is my guardian angel?
Manakel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from February 13 to February 18 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 Manakel?
In the tradition's calendar, Manakel rules five days a year: May 24 · August 4 · October 15 · December 26 · March 8. It also rules the twenty minutes of 21:40 – 22:00.
What does the name Manakel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God who aids and sustains all things.
Which verse goes with Manakel?
Psalm 38:21, 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.