God, the hope of all creatures
Sitael is the guardian angel of people born between March 30 and April 4, when the Sun is in Aries, between 10 and 15 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.
- Aries 10–15°
- Days in 2026 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Mar 30 – Apr 4
- Choir The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Seraphim
- Decan The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- 2 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.
- 00:40 – 01:00
- 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.
- March 22 · June 2 · August 13 · October 24 · January 4
- Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Psalm 91:2
- Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
- סיטאל
What Sitael governs
Tradition credits Sitael with standing against adversity. It rules over nobility of character, magnanimity and high office, and it guards against weapons and ferocious beasts.
- truthfulness
- loyalty
- magnanimity
- nobility
- helpfulness
Born under Sitael
A person born under this influence loves the truth and holds to their word. They take genuine pleasure in obliging anyone who has need of their services, and they are ready to lend a hand to those who ask.
The shadow of Sitael
Its contrary angel rules over hypocrisy, ingratitude and perjury.
Six 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 Sitael and Elemiah under the Six of Wands.
- achievement of ambitions
- affairs in crisis
- avoiding of strife yet victory therein
- carefulness
Angels close to Sitael
Sitael, questions and answers
- How do I know if Sitael is my guardian angel?
- Sitael is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from March 30 to April 4 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 Sitael?
- In the tradition's calendar, Sitael rules five days a year: March 22 · June 2 · August 13 · October 24 · January 4. It also rules the twenty minutes of 00:40 – 01:00.
- What does the name Sitael mean?
- The tradition renders its name as: God, the hope of all creatures.
- Which verse goes with Sitael?
- Psalm 91:2, 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.