God, a father who comes to one's aid
Mihael is the guardian angel of people born between November 17 and November 22, when the Sun is in Scorpio, between 25 and 30 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.
- Scorpio 25–30°
- 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 17 – 22
- Choir The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Virtues
- Decan The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- 24 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.
- 15:40 – 16:00
- 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 6 · July 17 · September 27 · December 8 · February 18
- Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Psalm 98:2
- Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
- מיהאל
What Mihael governs
Tradition credits Mihael with preserving peace and union between husband and wife. It protects those who turn to it, granting them presentiments and secret inspirations about everything that is to befall them. It rules over the generation of living beings and influences friendship and faithfulness in marriage.
- harmony
- fidelity
- friendship
- intuition
- fertility
- love
Born under Mihael
A person born under this influence is passionate about love. They enjoy walks and delight in pleasures of every kind.
The shadow of Mihael
Its contrary angel rules over extravagant luxury, barrenness and inconstancy, sowing discord between spouses and stirring jealousy and anxiety.
Ten of Cups
The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Mihael and Asaliah under the Ten of Cups.
- celebrations
- contentment
- debauchery
- dissipation
Angels close to Mihael
Mihael, questions and answers
- How do I know if Mihael is my guardian angel?
- Mihael is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from November 17 to November 22 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 Mihael?
- In the tradition's calendar, Mihael rules five days a year: May 6 · July 17 · September 27 · December 8 · February 18. It also rules the twenty minutes of 15:40 – 16:00.
- What does the name Mihael mean?
- The tradition renders its name as: God, a father who comes to one's aid.
- Which verse goes with Mihael?
- Psalm 98:2, 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.