In short
Sun in the 11th house in Vedic astrology: Strong gains and authority within the social circle; the capacity to achieve goals. The 11th house is the area of income, goals, friends, networks and the fulfilment of wishes; Sun brings its themes of self, authority, vitality, soul, father here.
What does the 11th house describe? Labha Bhava (Gains House)
Karaka: Jupiter · Class: Upachaya + Panaphara
This is the house of gains, income, the fulfillment of desires, elder siblings, friends, and social networks.
- If strong: A strong flow of gains, a wide and supportive social circle, the capacity to achieve goals.
- If challenged: Gains and friendship networks develop over time through conscious networking effort — since this too is an Upachaya house, maturity increases with age.
Type of the 11th house
Upachaya houses (3, 6, 10, 11) are houses that grow over time; the results of a planet here increase over the years.
How does Sun work in this house?
Sun is a natural malefic planet. Planets counted as malefic do well in upachaya houses (3, 6, 10, 11), where they grow stronger over time and give good results. Here Sun is in a classically good place: it gives fighting strength and endurance.
Sun in the 11th house: when does it strengthen, when is it strained?
Strengthens: a growing house: a malefic gives well here; according to the commentator it is comfortable even in Capricorn and Aquarius; when the 11th lord is strong. Strained: in Libra or when the 11th lord is in the 6th, 8th or 12th; emotional dependence on one's circle.
Mature face: a small but true circle, gathering people around a goal. Raw face: depending on the approval of one's circle.
Where does Sun look from the 11th house?
In Vedic astrology a planet casts its gaze (drishti) on certain houses from where it stands and influences those areas too. In this placement:
- 5th house (creativity, children, love, intelligence, education and fortune)
In which sign?
The same house placement gives results more easily when Sun is in a sign where it is strong, and with more effort when it is in a sign where it struggles.
| Sign | Dignity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| ♈ Aries | exalted | Sun in Aries |
| ♉ Taurus | — | Sun in Taurus |
| ♊ Gemini | — | Sun in Gemini |
| ♋ Cancer | — | Sun in Cancer |
| ♌ Leo | own sign | Sun in Leo |
| ♍ Virgo | — | Sun in Virgo |
| ♎ Libra | debilitated | Sun in Libra |
| ♏ Scorpio | — | Sun in Scorpio |
| ♐ Sagittarius | — | Sun in Sagittarius |
| ♑ Capricorn | — | Sun in Capricorn |
| ♒ Aquarius | — | Sun in Aquarius |
| ♓ Pisces | — | Sun in Pisces |
The Sun period
In the Vimshottari dasha system the Sun major period lasts 6 years. This placement is felt most during the Sun major period and during the Sun sub-periods inside other periods. The app calculates the dates of these periods from your birth details.