God praised and exalted
Lauviah is the guardian angel of people born between May 10 and May 15, when the Sun is in Taurus, 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.
- Taurus 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.
- May 10 – 15
- Choir The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Cherubim
- Decan The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- 6 of 36
- Decan ruler The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Saturn
- Hour Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- 03:20 – 03:40
- 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.
- March 30 · June 10 · August 21 · November 1 · January 12
- Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Psalm 18:46
- Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
- לאויה
What Lauviah governs
Tradition credits Lauviah with guarding against lightning and helping to win victory. It rules over renown and influences eminent figures, scholars and all who become famous through their talents.
- renown
- victory
- talent
- learning
- eminence
The shadow of Lauviah
Its contrary angel rules over pride, ambition, jealousy and slander.
Ten 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 Lauviah and Hahaiah under the Ten of Pentacles.
- abode of a family
- archives
- bequest
- bloodline assets
Angels close to Lauviah
Lauviah, questions and answers
- How do I know if Lauviah is my guardian angel?
- Lauviah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from May 10 to May 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 Lauviah?
- In the tradition's calendar, Lauviah rules five days a year: March 30 · June 10 · August 21 · November 1 · January 12. It also rules the twenty minutes of 03:20 – 03:40.
- What does the name Lauviah mean?
- The tradition renders its name as: God praised and exalted.
- Which verse goes with Lauviah?
- Psalm 18:46, 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.