Overview
virtue of God, house of God, like unto God
Mikael is the guardian angel of people born from about October 18 to October 23, when the Sun is in Libra, between 25 and 30 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Mikael governs
Tradition credits Mikael with bringing travellers safely to their destination. It influences monarchs, princes and the nobility, keeping their subjects obedient. It uncovers conspiracies and all who seek to harm rulers or overthrow their governments.
- safe travel
- diplomacy
- curiosity
- statecraft
- political insight
Born under Mikael
A person born under this angel turns to political affairs. Curious by nature, they want to know the secrets of governments and cabinets and follow news from abroad. They stand out in affairs of state through their knowledge of diplomacy.
The shadow of Mikael
Its contrary angel rules over traitors and influences malice and all who spread false news.
In the tarot
Seven 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 Mikael and Hahahel under the Seven of Swords.
- foresight
- skill
- partial success
- rival with the edge
- cunning
Angels close to Mikael
- Its tarot twin
- Hahahel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Libra 25–30° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Oct 18 – 23 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Virtues The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 21 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
- 13:40 – 14:00 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- April 30 · July 11 · September 21 · December 2 · February 12 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 121:7 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- מיכאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Mikael, questions and answers
How do I know if Mikael is my guardian angel?
Mikael is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from October 18 to October 23 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 Mikael?
In the tradition's calendar, Mikael rules five days a year: April 30 · July 11 · September 21 · December 2 · February 12. It also rules the twenty minutes of 13:40 – 14:00.
What does the name Mikael mean?
The tradition renders its name as: virtue of God, house of God, like unto God.
Which verse goes with Mikael?
Psalm 121:7, 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.