Overview
God above all things
Umabel is the guardian angel of people born from about January 20 to January 25, when the Sun is in Aquarius, between 0 and 5 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Umabel governs
Tradition credits it with helping to win a person's friendship. It rules over astronomy and physics, and influences everyone who distinguishes themselves in these fields.
- friendship
- astronomy
- physics
- travel
- sensitivity
Born under Umabel
A person born under this influence loves travel and all honest pleasures. Their heart is tender and sensitive, and love brings them sorrow.
The shadow of Umabel
Its contrary angel influences libertines, and especially those given to passions contrary to the order of nature.
In the tarot
Eight 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 Umabel and Iah-hel under the Eight of Swords.
- restraints
- lack of confidence
- attention to detail
- sharpness
Angels close to Umabel
- Its tarot twin
- Iah-hel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Aquarius 0–5° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Jan 20 – 25 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
- 31 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Venus The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 20:00 – 20:20 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- May 19 · July 30 · October 10 · December 21 · March 3 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 113:2 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- ומבאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Umabel, questions and answers
How do I know if Umabel is my guardian angel?
Umabel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from January 20 to January 25 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 Umabel?
In the tradition's calendar, Umabel rules five days a year: May 19 · July 30 · October 10 · December 21 · March 3. It also rules the twenty minutes of 20:00 – 20:20.
What does the name Umabel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God above all things.
Which verse goes with Umabel?
Psalm 113:2, 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.