Here, we’re taking a closer look at what it means if you have 11th house placements in your chart. Your first house, like your rising (or ascendant) sign, is determined by where the sun was rising over the eastern horizon the moment you were born. From there, other planetary placements are determined. The houses that the various planets fall into are thought to influence your personality. For example, if Mercury, the planet of communication, is in someone’s fifth house (which is all about expression and theatrics), they might be particularly outgoing and boisterous. Depending on which planets fall in your 11th house, the themes of the 11th house will come up in your life in different ways. Here’s what your 11th house placements mean: They often have a visionary quality, though they can become too idealistic, their hope for the future is fundamental to who they are.