Mercury in the 11th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Mercury is in your 11th house when it is in the sign 10 signs on from your rising sign: Mercury in Aquarius for Aries rising, Mercury in Leo for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Mercury in the 11th house means
Mercury describes how you think, talk and make arrangements. In the 11th house of friends and the future, that plays out through friends, groups, networks, and what you are aiming at next.
The 11th is a succedent house, the part of the chart concerned with what you build up, keep and rely on. Its natural sign is Aquarius, so Mercury here takes on some of Aquarius's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Mercury sits in your 11th house when it is in the sign 10 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Mercury in Aquarius. A transit of Mercury through one house lasts about 36 days, because that is how long Mercury usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Mercury in your 11th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Mercury is in the sign beside it, your Mercury is in the 11th house.
| Your rising sign | Mercury in the 11th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Mercury in Aquarius |
| Taurus rising | Mercury in Pisces |
| Gemini rising | Mercury in Aries |
| Cancer rising | Mercury in Taurus |
| Leo rising | Mercury in Gemini |
| Virgo rising | Mercury in Cancer |
| Libra rising | Mercury in Leo |
| Scorpio rising | Mercury in Virgo |
| Sagittarius rising | Mercury in Libra |
| Capricorn rising | Mercury in Scorpio |
| Aquarius rising | Mercury in Sagittarius |
| Pisces rising | Mercury in Capricorn |
How long a Mercury transit of the 11th house lasts
Mercury stays in one sign for about 36 days on average, so a transit of Mercury through your 11th house lasts about that long: as little as about 14 days and as much as about 2 months across the charted years.
About the 11th house
The 11th house of friends and the future: friends, groups, networks, and what you are aiming at next. Its natural sign is Aquarius.
How the houses are counted
Houses here use whole-sign counting: your rising sign is the whole 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on around the zodiac. Many astrologers use Placidus or another quadrant system instead, which can move a planet close to a sign boundary into the neighbouring house. Either way you need an accurate birth time, because the rising sign changes about every two hours.
Mercury in the other houses
Mercury in the 1st house · Mercury in the 2nd house · Mercury in the 3rd house · Mercury in the 4th house · Mercury in the 5th house · Mercury in the 6th house · Mercury in the 7th house · Mercury in the 8th house · Mercury in the 9th house · Mercury in the 10th house · Mercury in the 12th house
Other planets in the 11th house: Sun · Moon · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
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