Overview
Eternal God
Mebahiah is the guardian angel of people born from about December 21 to December 26, when the Sun is in Capricorn, between 0 and 5 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Mebahiah governs
Tradition credits Mebahiah with bringing consolation and with helping those who long to have children. It rules over morality and religion. It influences those who defend religion with all their strength and spread it by every means available to them.
- consolation
- piety
- generosity
- devotion
- morality
Born under Mebahiah
A person born under this angel stands out for generosity and good deeds, for piety, and for a zealous care in fulfilling their duties toward God and toward other people.
The shadow of Mebahiah
Its contrary angel is the enemy of truth: it influences all who seek to destroy religion and the rulers who protect it, so as to thwart the great work of humanity's regeneration.
In the tarot
Five 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 Mebahiah and Poiel under the Five of Pentacles.
- material hardship
- loss made good
- lasting friendships
Angels close to Mebahiah
- Its tarot twin
- Poiel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Capricorn 0–5° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Dec 21 – 26 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Principalities The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 28 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Jupiter The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 18:00 – 18:20 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- May 13 · July 24 · October 4 · December 15 · February 25 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 102:12 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- מבהיה Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Mebahiah, questions and answers
How do I know if Mebahiah is my guardian angel?
Mebahiah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from December 21 to December 26 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 Mebahiah?
In the tradition's calendar, Mebahiah rules five days a year: May 13 · July 24 · October 4 · December 15 · February 25. It also rules the twenty minutes of 18:00 – 18:20.
What does the name Mebahiah mean?
The tradition renders its name as: Eternal God.
Which verse goes with Mebahiah?
Psalm 102:12, 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.