Overview
God alone and unique
Nelchael is the guardian angel of people born from about July 1 to July 7, when the Sun is in Cancer, between 10 and 15 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Nelchael governs
Tradition credits Nelchael with protection against slanderers and enchantments, and with the power to break the hold of evil spirits. It rules over astronomy, mathematics, geography and all the abstract sciences. It influences scholars and philosophers.
- study
- learning
- mathematics
- poetry
- protection
- philosophy
Born under Nelchael
A person born under Nelchael loves poetry and literature and is passionately devoted to study. Such a person stands out in mathematics and geometry.
The shadow of Nelchael
Its contrary angel rules over ignorance, error and prejudice.
In the tarot
Six of Cups
The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Nelchael and Ieiaiel under the Six of Cups.
- nostalgia
- childhood memories
- memories of the past
Angels close to Nelchael
- Its tarot twin
- Ieiaiel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Cancer 10–15° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Jul 1 – 7 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Thrones The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 11 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Mercury The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 06:40 – 07:00 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- April 9 · June 20 · August 31 · November 11 · January 22 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 31:14 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- נלכאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Nelchael, questions and answers
How do I know if Nelchael is my guardian angel?
Nelchael is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from July 1 to July 7 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 Nelchael?
In the tradition's calendar, Nelchael rules five days a year: April 9 · June 20 · August 31 · November 11 · January 22. It also rules the twenty minutes of 06:40 – 07:00.
What does the name Nelchael mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God alone and unique.
Which verse goes with Nelchael?
Psalm 31:14, 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.