Overview
God worthy of praise
Nemamiah is the guardian angel of people born from about December 31 to January 5, when the Sun is in Capricorn, between 10 and 15 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Nemamiah governs
Tradition credits it with helping people prosper in all things and with freeing prisoners. It rules over great captains, admirals and generals, and over all who fight for a just cause.
- bravery
- courage
- energy
- magnanimity
- prosperity
- justice
Born under Nemamiah
A person born under this influence loves the army and a military career. They stand out for their energy, their bravery and their greatness of soul, and they bear hardship and fatigue with great courage.
The shadow of Nemamiah
Its contrary angel rules over treachery and sows discord among leaders. It influences the fainthearted and those who attack the defenceless.
In the tarot
Six 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 Nemamiah and Iecialel under the Six of Pentacles.
- generosity
- help received
- earned rewards
- financial stability
- compassion
Angels close to Nemamiah
- Its tarot twin
- Iecialel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Capricorn 10–15° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Dec 31 – Jan 5 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Archangels The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 29 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Mars The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 18:40 – 19:00 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- May 15 · July 26 · October 6 · December 17 · February 27 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 115:11 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- נממיה Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Nemamiah, questions and answers
How do I know if Nemamiah is my guardian angel?
Nemamiah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from December 31 to January 5 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 Nemamiah?
In the tradition's calendar, Nemamiah rules five days a year: May 15 · July 26 · October 6 · December 17 · February 27. It also rules the twenty minutes of 18:40 – 19:00.
What does the name Nemamiah mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God worthy of praise.
Which verse goes with Nemamiah?
Psalm 115:11, 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.