House 11 of 12 · Succedent
The 11th House: Friends
The house of friends, groups, hopes and wishes.
At a glance
- Rules
- friends, groups, hopes and wishes
- Natural sign
- Aquarius, ruled by Saturn and, in modern astrology, Uranus
- Type
- Succedent: houses that build and hold
- Vedic
- Labha bhava: gains, income, elder siblings, friends and fulfilled wishes. An upachaya (it improves with time); its aim is kama, desire.
Planets in the 11th house
Sun in the 11th house
You shine among friends, groups and causes; your hopes for the future and your circle shape your life.
Moon in the 11th house
Friends are your family; you feel safe in groups and draw support from your circle.
Mercury in the 11th house
Ideas flow through friends and groups; networking, technology and shared projects suit you.
Venus in the 11th house
Many friends and a pleasant social life; love can grow out of friendship.
Mars in the 11th house
Energy for groups and causes; you lead friends into action, though friendships can flare up.
Jupiter in the 11th house
Many helpful friends and patrons; hopes and wishes come true.
Saturn in the 11th house
Few but loyal friends; responsibility in groups and goals reached with patience.
Uranus in the 11th house
Unusual friends and groups, with humane and forward-looking ideals.
Neptune in the 11th house
Idealistic friends and causes; be careful whom you trust.
Pluto in the 11th house
Powerful friends and groups; changing society through collective action.
In Vedic astrology
- Rahu in the 11th
- Rahu in the 11th, Ketu in the 5th: big gains, big networks, wishes fulfilled, another of Rahu's best houses; detached from romance.
- The Lagna lord in the 11th
- gains, friends and wishes fulfilled. Income from many sources and a wide circle of people with influence.
- The 10th lord in the 11th
- A gainful career: big networks, income from many sources, success in large organisations.
- The 7th lord in the 11th
- Where you meet your partner. Through friends and groups: a friend of a friend, a club, a cause, an online community. Your partner begins as a friend.
Every house
Questions and answers
What does the 11th house represent?
Friends, groups, hopes and wishes.
What sign and planet rule the 11th house?
Its natural sign is Aquarius, ruled by Saturn and, in modern astrology, Uranus. In your own chart, the sign on the cusp of the 11th house and that sign's ruler tell more.
What does an empty 11th house mean?
Nothing bad. Most charts have empty houses. Read the sign on the cusp of the 11th house and look at where that sign's ruler sits.