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Jupiter · house 11 · succedent
Jupiter in the eleventh house
The eleventh house is Jupiter's joy, and it is the house of friends, allies, associations and the hopes a person carries. Friendship comes easily and widely; the social circle is large, varied and inclined to be useful at the moment it is needed. Membership of organisations, professional bodies or communities of belief tends to shape the life. Hopes are set high and revised upward, and a surprising number of them arrive. Benefactors appear. Since the house is about wishes as well as company, the reflection worth returning to is which of these many hopes actually deserve the years they will take.
Jupiter rejoices in the eleventh house. It is the one house the tradition says this planet is at ease in whatever sign it holds.
What the eleventh house covers
Friends, allies, patrons, groups, and the hopes a person carries forward. The full eleventh house →
Which sign holds it
Under whole-sign houses the rising sign settles every other house at once. If you know your Ascendant, this is the sign your eleventh house holds and the planet that rules it.
| Aries rising | Aquarius · ruled by Saturn |
|---|---|
| Taurus rising | Pisces · ruled by Jupiter |
| Gemini rising | Aries · ruled by Mars |
| Cancer rising | Taurus · ruled by Venus |
| Leo rising | Gemini · ruled by Mercury |
| Virgo rising | Cancer · ruled by Moon |
| Libra rising | Leo · ruled by Sun |
| Scorpio rising | Virgo · ruled by Mercury |
| Sagittarius rising | Libra · ruled by Venus |
| Capricorn rising | Scorpio · ruled by Mars |
| Aquarius rising | Sagittarius · ruled by Jupiter |
| Pisces rising | Capricorn · ruled by Saturn |
Quadrant systems such as Placidus cut the houses by the angles instead, so a planet near a cusp can land in a different house from the whole-sign answer. The chart page shows both.
Reading it in context
A keynote is a starting point, not a verdict. What Jupiter actually does in your eleventh house depends on its sign, its aspects, its dignity, and whether it is in sect. Two people with the same placement and different charts around it live it differently.