Sun in the 11th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Sun is in your 11th house when it is in the sign 10 signs on from your rising sign: Sun in Aquarius for Aries rising, Sun in Leo for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What the Sun in the 11th house means
The Sun describes your sense of self and what you want to be recognised for. 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 the Sun here takes on some of Aquarius's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, the Sun sits in your 11th house when it is in the sign 10 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means the Sun in Aquarius. A transit of the Sun through one house lasts about 30 days, because that is how long the Sun usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Sun in your 11th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Sun is in the sign beside it, your Sun is in the 11th house.
| Your rising sign | Sun in the 11th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Sun in Aquarius |
| Taurus rising | Sun in Pisces |
| Gemini rising | Sun in Aries |
| Cancer rising | Sun in Taurus |
| Leo rising | Sun in Gemini |
| Virgo rising | Sun in Cancer |
| Libra rising | Sun in Leo |
| Scorpio rising | Sun in Virgo |
| Sagittarius rising | Sun in Libra |
| Capricorn rising | Sun in Scorpio |
| Aquarius rising | Sun in Sagittarius |
| Pisces rising | Sun in Capricorn |
How long a Sun transit of the 11th house lasts
Sun stays in one sign for about 30 days on average, so a transit of Sun through your 11th house lasts about that long: as little as about 29 days and as much as about 31 days 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.
Sun in the other houses
Sun in the 1st house · Sun in the 2nd house · Sun in the 3rd house · Sun in the 4th house · Sun in the 5th house · Sun in the 6th house · Sun in the 7th house · Sun in the 8th house · Sun in the 9th house · Sun in the 10th house · Sun in the 12th house
Other planets in the 11th house: Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
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