Overview
God who receives sinners
Rehael is the guardian angel of people born from about October 3 to October 8, when the Sun is in Libra, between 10 and 15 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Rehael governs
Tradition credits Rehael with the healing of illness and with obtaining God's mercy. It rules over health and a long life. It influences the love of parents for their children and of children for their parents, as well as children's obedience and respect toward their parents.
- healing
- mercy
- health
- longevity
- filial love
- respect
The shadow of Rehael
Its contrary angel is described as the cruellest and most treacherous known, and it influences those who kill a child or a parent.
In the tarot
Six 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 Rehael and Ieiazel under the Six of Swords.
- journey
- peaceful transition
- better surroundings
- end of hardship
- patience
Angels close to Rehael
- Its tarot twin
- Ieiazel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Libra 10–15° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Oct 3 – 8 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Powers The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 20 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
- 12:40 – 13:00 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- April 27 · July 8 · September 18 · November 29 · February 9 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 30:10 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- רהעאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Rehael, questions and answers
How do I know if Rehael is my guardian angel?
Rehael is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from October 3 to October 8 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 Rehael?
In the tradition's calendar, Rehael rules five days a year: April 27 · July 8 · September 18 · November 29 · February 9. It also rules the twenty minutes of 12:40 – 13:00.
What does the name Rehael mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God who receives sinners.
Which verse goes with Rehael?
Psalm 30:10, 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.