Merastra/ Angels/ Umabel
Angel no. 61

Umabel

Umabel is the angel of friendship won and of the study of the heavens and of nature.

God above all things

Umabel is the guardian angel of people born between January 20 and January 25, when the Sun is in Aquarius, between 0 and 5 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.
Aquarius 0–5°
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 20 – 25
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.
31 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.
20:00 – 20:20
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.
May 19 · July 30 · October 10 · December 21 · March 3
Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
Psalm 113:2
Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
ומבאל
In the tradition

What Umabel governs


Tradition credits it with helping to win a person's friendship. It rules over astronomy and physics, and influences everyone who distinguishes themselves in these fields.

  • friendship
  • astronomy
  • physics
  • travel
  • sensitivity
Those born under it

Born under Umabel


A person born under this influence loves travel and all honest pleasures. Their heart is tender and sensitive, and love brings them sorrow.

The contrary angel

The shadow of Umabel


Its contrary angel influences libertines, and especially those given to passions contrary to the order of nature.

In the tarot

Eight of Swords


VIII
Eight of Swords

The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Umabel and Iah-hel under the Eight of Swords.

  • acute
  • attention to detail
  • bad news
  • calumny
Related angels

Angels close to Umabel


Its tarot twin Iah-hel
The other angels of the Archangels
Frequently asked

Umabel, questions and answers


How do I know if Umabel is my guardian angel?
Umabel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from January 20 to January 25 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 Umabel?
In the tradition's calendar, Umabel rules five days a year: May 19 · July 30 · October 10 · December 21 · March 3. It also rules the twenty minutes of 20:00 – 20:20.
What does the name Umabel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God above all things.
Which verse goes with Umabel?
Psalm 113:2, 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.

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