Overview
God who gives wisdom
Nith-Haiah is the guardian angel of people born from about July 22 to July 28, when the Sun is in Leo, between 0 and 5 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Nith-Haiah governs
Tradition credits Nith-Haiah with granting wisdom and uncovering the truth of hidden mysteries. It rules over all the occult sciences and sends revelations in dreams, above all to those born under its influence. It influences wise people who love peace and solitude, and those who seek the truth and practise the magic of the sages, which the entry calls the magic of God.
- wisdom
- truth
- revelation
- peace
- solitude
The shadow of Nith-Haiah
The contrary angel rules over black magic, the magic of the evil principle, which consists of a pact with the devil. By that pact one renounces God and undertakes to harm people, animals and the fruits of the earth.
In the tarot
Eight of Wands
The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Nith-Haiah and Haaiah under the Eight of Wands.
- swiftness
- abrupt changes
- love out of the blue
- momentum
Angels close to Nith-Haiah
- Its tarot twin
- Haaiah
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Leo 0–5° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Jul 22 – 28 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Dominions The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 13 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Saturn The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 08:00 – 08:20 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- April 13 · June 24 · September 4 · November 15 · January 26 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 9:1 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- נתהיה Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Nith-Haiah, questions and answers
How do I know if Nith-Haiah is my guardian angel?
Nith-Haiah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from July 22 to July 28 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 Nith-Haiah?
In the tradition's calendar, Nith-Haiah rules five days a year: April 13 · June 24 · September 4 · November 15 · January 26. It also rules the twenty minutes of 08:00 – 08:20.
What does the name Nith-Haiah mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God who gives wisdom.
Which verse goes with Nith-Haiah?
Psalm 9:1, 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.