God who knows all things
Harahel is the guardian angel of people born between January 10 and January 15, when the Sun is in Capricorn, between 20 and 25 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.
- Capricorn 20–25°
- Days in 2026 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Jan 10 – 15
- Choir The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Archangels
- Decan The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- 30 of 36
- Decan ruler The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Sun
- Hour Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- 19:20 – 19:40
- 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 17 · July 28 · October 8 · December 19 · March 1
- Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Psalm 113:3
- Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
- הרחאל
What Harahel governs
Tradition credits Harahel with aid against infertility in women and with making children obedient and respectful toward their parents. It rules over treasuries, stockbrokers, public funds, archives, libraries and every rare and precious collection. It also influences printing and bookselling, and everyone who trades in them.
- learning
- honesty
- talent
- prosperity
- fertility
Born under Harahel
A person born under this angel loves to learn about every branch of knowledge. They do a great deal of business, follow the movements of the stock exchange and speculate to good advantage. They stand out for their honesty, their talents and their fortune.
The shadow of Harahel
The contrary angel is the enemy of knowledge and enlightenment, bringing ruin and destruction through fire. It influences the squandering of funds and fraudulent bankruptcies.
Seven 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 Harahel and Mitzrael under the Seven of Pentacles.
- altercation
- barter
- baseness
- business
Angels close to Harahel
Harahel, questions and answers
- How do I know if Harahel is my guardian angel?
- Harahel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from January 10 to January 15 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 Harahel?
- In the tradition's calendar, Harahel rules five days a year: May 17 · July 28 · October 8 · December 19 · March 1. It also rules the twenty minutes of 19:20 – 19:40.
- What does the name Harahel mean?
- The tradition renders its name as: God who knows all things.
- Which verse goes with Harahel?
- Psalm 113:3, 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.