Sign of mercies
Daniel is the guardian angel of people born between November 27 and December 2, when the Sun is in Sagittarius, between 5 and 10 degrees. The Sun returns to these degrees every year, give or take a day.
- Zodiac The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Sagittarius 5–10°
- Days in 2026 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Nov 27 – Dec 2
- Choir The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Principalities
- Decan The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- 25 of 36
- Decan ruler The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Mercury
- Hour Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- 16:20 – 16:40
- Days of rule Every day of the year has its angel, in a seventy-two-day cycle that starts on 20 March: each angel returns five times.
- May 8 · July 19 · September 29 · December 10 · February 20
- Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Psalm 145:8
- Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
- דניאל
What Daniel governs
Tradition credits Daniel with obtaining the mercy of God and bringing consolation. It rules over justice, lawyers, solicitors and magistrates of every kind. It gives inspiration to people perplexed by several matters who cannot decide which course to take.
- mercy
- consolation
- justice
- industry
- eloquence
- discernment
Born under Daniel
A person born under this influence is industrious and active in business. They love literature and stand out for their eloquence.
The shadow of Daniel
The contrary angel influences swindlers and con men, and all who dislike work and seek to live by illicit means.
Two 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 Daniel and Vehuel under the Two of Wands.
- ambitious
- authority
- boldness
- business rivalry
Angels close to Daniel
Daniel, questions and answers
- How do I know if Daniel is my guardian angel?
- Daniel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from November 27 to December 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 Daniel?
- In the tradition's calendar, Daniel rules five days a year: May 8 · July 19 · September 29 · December 10 · February 20. It also rules the twenty minutes of 16:20 – 16:40.
- What does the name Daniel mean?
- The tradition renders its name as: Sign of mercies.
- Which verse goes with Daniel?
- Psalm 145:8, 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.