Merciful God
Lehahiah is the guardian angel of people born between September 7 and September 12, when the Sun is in Virgo, between 15 and 20 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.
- Virgo 15–20°
- Days in 2026 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Sep 7 – 12
- Choir The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Powers
- Decan The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- 17 of 36
- Decan ruler The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Venus
- Hour Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- 11:00 – 11:20
- 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.
- April 22 · July 3 · September 13 · November 24 · February 4
- Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Psalm 131:3
- Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
- להחיה
What Lehahiah governs
Tradition credits Lehahiah with guarding against anger. It rules over crowned heads, princes and nobles, keeping harmony, good understanding and peace among them. It also shapes the obedience that subjects owe to their rulers.
- calm
- harmony
- peace
- loyalty
- devotion
- talent
Born under Lehahiah
A person born under this influence becomes well known for their talents and their deeds. They win the trust and favour of their sovereign or leader, and they earn it through devotion, faithfulness and the great services they render.
The shadow of Lehahiah
Its contrary angel rules over discord, stirring up war and betrayal and bringing about the ruin of nations.
Three 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 Lehahiah and Iehuiah under the Three of Pentacles.
- a small sum
- aristocracy
- assiduity
- building up
Angels close to Lehahiah
Lehahiah, questions and answers
- How do I know if Lehahiah is my guardian angel?
- Lehahiah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from September 7 to September 12 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 Lehahiah?
- In the tradition's calendar, Lehahiah rules five days a year: April 22 · July 3 · September 13 · November 24 · February 4. It also rules the twenty minutes of 11:00 – 11:20.
- What does the name Lehahiah mean?
- The tradition renders its name as: Merciful God.
- Which verse goes with Lehahiah?
- Psalm 131:3, 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.