Overview
God the just
Vasariah is the guardian angel of people born from about August 28 to September 2, when the Sun is in Virgo, between 5 and 10 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Vasariah governs
Tradition credits it with aid against those who bring someone to court, and with winning pardon for people who appeal to the clemency of rulers. It rules over justice itself. Its influence extends to the nobility, jurists, magistrates and lawyers.
- justice
- memory
- eloquence
- wit
- modesty
- charm
Born under Vasariah
A person born under this angel has a good memory and speaks with ease. Such a person is likeable, quick-witted and modest.
The shadow of Vasariah
Its contrary angel rules over every bad quality of body and soul.
In the tarot
Two 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 Vasariah and Lecabel under the Two of Pentacles.
- harmony in change
- adroitness
- ups and downs
- new directions
- gaiety
Angels close to Vasariah
- Its tarot twin
- Lecabel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Virgo 5–10° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Aug 28 – Sep 2 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
- 16 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Sun The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 10:20 – 10:40 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- April 20 · July 1 · September 11 · November 22 · February 2 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 33:4 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- ושריה Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Vasariah, questions and answers
How do I know if Vasariah is my guardian angel?
Vasariah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from August 28 to September 2 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 Vasariah?
In the tradition's calendar, Vasariah rules five days a year: April 20 · July 1 · September 11 · November 22 · February 2. It also rules the twenty minutes of 10:20 – 10:40.
What does the name Vasariah mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God the just.
Which verse goes with Vasariah?
Psalm 33:4, 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.