History Main / SolarAndLunar

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* ''Film/HaleCountyThisMorningThisEvening'': There are many shots of the sun and moon rising, setting, coursing across the sky. One sequence is a surreal depiction of the moon sort of bouncing and shaking around the picture frame, followed by a shot of the sun doing the same thing.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', the mysterious trickster Waka ([[spoiler:who belongs to the deceased Moon Tribe]]) fights alongside the reborn sun goddess in her battle against [[DarkIsEvil Orochi]].

* The hosts for ''VideoGame/MarioParty 6'' are Brighton and Twila, an anthropomorphized version of the Sun and Moon, respectively. And their motifs are vital to the game's theme, which is centered around the day-and-night cycle.

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', two of the primary jutsus for the Mangekyo Sharingan are [[MasterOfIllusion Tsukuyomi]] and [[KillItWithFire Amaterasu]], named after the Japanese {{god of the moon}} and [[GodOfLight goddess of the sun]].

** Apollo, the God of Light, eventually became combined with Helios in popular thought, but was never "officially" called the Sun God until long after Christianity replaced Greek myth. Artemis, his twin sister, likewise only became tied to the Moon when Apollo displaced Helios.

The sun and moon have also been personified by having both of them be a specific sex. For example, the pairing could be a masculine and harsh sun paired with a feminine and soft moon. In historical religions, the sexes associated with the sun and moon vary greatly, and in some cases, both a male and female deity may be ascribed to a single celestial body. According to Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, it is somewhat more common to view the sun as male and the moon as female due to the prevalence of that portrayal in Greek and Roman religion. (It might also have something to do with [[AllPeriodsArePMS certain other 28-day cycles]].)

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', two of the primary jutsus for the Mangekyo Sharingan are [[MasterOfIllusion Tsukuyomi]] and [[KillItWithFire Amaterasu]], named after the Japanese god of the moon and goddess of the sun, as noted in the Mythology folder.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'': The contrast of twin gods Artemis as goddess of the moon and Apollo as god of the sun are played up in the New 52. Their normal versions avert this as the focus is usually on Artemis' hunting, archery and protection of maidens with no mention of her connection to the moon, and Apollo is generally more of a SatelliteCharacter to his sister with a focus on his ties to oracles and healing.

* ''Literature/LoneWolf'': Kai, God of the Sun, and Ishir, Goddess of the Moon, are allies and both considered a GodOfGood, as they oppose Naar, God of Darkness and GodOfEvil.

* In ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost'', the oldest group of Changeling Courts contains the Sun Court (a.k.a. the Found Path, the Court of Shame, who promote righteousness and lawfulness but fall a bit short of true justice) and the Moon Court (a.k.a. the Wayward Road, the Court of Disgust, who revel in disinhibition). They have a distinctly more hostile relationship with each other than the Courts of the Four Seasons, opposing each other's works with every dawn and dusk.

** In the ''TabletopGame/{{Dragonlance}}'' setting, the phases of the three moons of Krynn affect the strength of magic corresponding to each moon's moral alignment (Solinari = Good, Lunitari = Neutral, Nuitari = Evil). The closer the moon is to full, the more powerful its magic.
** Two paired ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'' magazine articles, "The Eternal Sun" and "The Eye of Night", described the symbolism and magic of the Sun and Moon, including two character classes linked to each (the Illuminated Monk, the Paladin of Light, the Moon-Warded Ranger and the Lunar Rogue), new solar and lunar religions (the Order of Eternal Light, with access to the unique Hope domain, and the Church of Linara, with access to the unique Emotion domain) and astrological feats a character could get from being born under a certain position of the sun or phase of the moon.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': Cody and the 212th's design -- organish-yellow armor with a sunburst on both the torso and helmet -- is the solar to Rex and the 501st's lunar -- dark blue armor with geometric shapes.

* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Solf J. Kimblee has alchemic circles on his hands that feature the sun and moon. He happens to invoke LightIsNotGood.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': Rei is [[http://wiki.evageeks.org/Theory_and_Analysis:Rei_and_the_Moon frequently associated with the moon]], initially as a visual motif, but later it turns out to be foreshadowing. Asuka is occasionally visually paired with the sun, but outside of suiting her FieryRedhead personality the only real plot significance is to [[{{Tsundere}} contrast her]] with [[EmotionlessGirl Rei]].

* ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'' has Elena and Madoka, who transforms into Cure Soleil and Cure Selene, which respectively has sun and moon as the main motifs. Both are very popular students in their school, each with their own fanbase. Elena is the outgoing and sociable one representing the sun, while Madoka is the calm and collected one representing the moon.
* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', two of Eileen's subordinates are named Juliet Sun and Hein Lunesea.
* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', two of the primary jutsus for the Mangekyo Sharingan are [[MasterOfIllusion Tsukuyomi]] and [[KillItWithFire Amaterasu]], named after the Japanese god of the moon and goddess of the sun, as noted in the Mythology folder.

* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', Michikatsu Tsugikuni, great demon slayer of the Sengoku Period, eventually betrays his own humanity and becomes a demon, all for the increasing jealousy he held over his twin brother Yoriichi Tsugikuni for being so incredibly strong to the point Michikatsu thought it was simply unfair to never be comparable to his own younger twin, that reflects on his sword style, called Moon Breathing, being in the shadow of Yoriichi’s Sun Breathing.

* In ''Manga/IWantYourMotherToBeWithMe'', Yuzuki's name has the kanji for "crescent moon" and her son Asahi's has the kanji for "sun". Ryo sometimes looks up at the moon and thinks of Yuzuki, and on Valentine's Day he makes crescent chocolates for her and sun-shaped ones for Asahi.

* Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium:
** In ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', the sun and moon are fruits of the Trees of Valinor, Telperion and Laurelin, that were put in hallowed lamps and carried across the skies by two maiar spirits (equivalent to lesser angels) as a warning to Melkor and a beacon of hope to the Children of Ilúvatar. Traditionally, the sun is seen as female and the moon male since those are the respective genders of the forms the Maiar spirits that carry them clad themselves in. Evil things, like orcs and Nazgûl, have no love for either sun nor moon but they will operate at night whereas only the strongest of dark things can walk freely during the day.
** In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', two regions of Gondor, Ithilien and Anórien, and Elendil's two sons, Isildur and Anarion (whose respective heirs were Kings of Arnor and Kings of Gondor), are named after the Sindarin words for the moon and the sun.
* In Creator/LloydAlexander's ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'', the sun and moon are emblems of two ancient royal houses. The emblem of the House of Don is the sun, on account of the fact that the Sons and Daughters of Don are descended from the Lady Don and her consort, Belin the Sun King. Meanwhile, the emblem of the House of Llyr is the crescent moon; this is because of the fact that they are descended from Llyr Half-Speech the Sea King, and the tides of the sea are governed by the phases of the moon.

* ''Literature/WildCards'': One book introduces Bahir, a man with golden eyes who only seems to show up during the day, and Lilith, a woman with silvery eyes who only seems to show up at night. A connection between them is hinted since they have the same teleportation abilities. [[spoiler: Turns out they're the same person, who has gender swapping powers in addition to teleportation]].

* In ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'', the names of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selene Selenay]] and Solaris hint at this trope. Both are female rulers, but Solaris wasn't born into power and she projects a tough, confident image. Selenay is a humble mother of three who's part of a long line of monarchs.

* The titular ''Series/UltramanCosmos'' uses this as his form changes. Luna is empowered by the moon, Corona is based on the sun, and Eclipse (combination of the latter two) is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

* In Series/KamenRiderKiva, the titular Rider defeat Fangires using the power of the Night, per his Vampire motif. Whereas the secondary Rider defeat Fangires using the power of the Daylight, per their religious (Christian and Shinto) motifs.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': The two "top" tiers of Exalted are the Solars and the Lunars, the chosen of the gods of the respective celestial bodies, though there are other types too.

* In ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost'', the oldest group of Changeling Courts contains the Sun Court (a.k.a. the Found Path, the Court of Shame, who promote righteousness and lawfulness but fall a bit short of true justice) and the Moon Court (a.k.a. the Wayward Road, the Court of Disgust, who revel in disinhibition). They have a distinctly more hostile relationship with each other than the Courts of the Four Seasons, opposing each other's works with every dawn and dusk.

* ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Solrock and Lunatone, a pair of Rock/Psychic Pokémon that are quite literally floating rocks shaped like the sun and moon, respectively.
** The counterpart Pokémon Espeon and Umbreon and Tyrunt and Amaura evolve according to the time of day -- Espeon and Tyrunt during the day, Umbreon and Amaura during the night.
** There are also two evolutionary stones, the Moon Stone and Sun Stone, although they don't evolve any counterpart Pokémon.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' is obviously built around this trope:
*** The games use this for their opposite ThemeNaming and the in-game clocks, which are set twelve hours apart -- ''Sun'' during the day, ''Moon'' during the night. Series tradition also associates the male protagonist with the first version (''Sun'') and the female protagonist with the second (''Moon'')[[note]]their promotional names, Elio and Selene respectively, draw from Helios and Selene of Greek myth[[/note]], which is further enhanced by this trope.
*** The same theme applies for the games' mascot Legendaries, ''Sol''galeo (a white-and-gold lion) and ''Luna''la (a black-and-gold bat-thing), who represent the sun and moon respectively. While technically genderless, they are considered the male and female counterparts to each other ([[BizarreSexualDimorphism somehow]]).
*** Rockruff evolves into two different forms of its evolution Lycanroc depending on the game it's in -- the loyal and solitary Midday form in the daytime of ''Sun'', and the brutal and ferocious Midnight form during the nighttime of ''Moon''.
** In ''VideoGame/PokemonRanger'' the protagonists' {{Canon Name}}s are Lunick and Solana, after the moon and sun.

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'':
** The sun/moon balance is the reasoning behind Tauren getting paladins in the ''Cataclysm'' expansion. Their druids are trained by the Night Elves who worship the moon goddess Elune as their primary deity. In the Tauren's own cosmology the sun and moon are the eyes of the Earth Mother and they have adopted paladins with solar imagery (known as Sunwalkers) so that both aspects are represented.
** Balance druids have a mechanic where casting nature spells moves them closer to the moon and increases the damage they deal with arcane spells, while casting arcane spells moves them towards the sun and increases damage done with nature spells. The intention is that they maintain a balance between the sun and the moon.
* Several instances in ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'':
** Of the [[TerribleTrio Three Fairies of Light]], two of the members are the bright and energetic Sunny Milk, who has the power to [[LightEmUp refract light]] and is powered up by [[ThePowerOfTheSun sunlight]], and the clumsy and pessimistic Luna Child, who has the power to silence sounds, and is powered up by [[{{Lunacy}} moonlight]]. The third member, [[StarPower Star Sapphire]] has power of [[TheLittleDetecto detection]], and is not affected by weather.
** The Prismriver Sisters is a lesser example. The eldest sister, Lunasa, wears a hat with a moon decoration, and has the power to produce [[BrownNote depressing sound with her violin]]. The second child, Merlin, wears a hat with a sun decoration, and has the power to produce [[BrownNote uplifting sound with her trumpet]]. Meanwhile, the youngest child Lyrica wears a hat with star decoration and can produce "illusionary sounds" with her keyboard.
** This also applies to Kaguya Houraisan and Fujiwara no Mokou, though more thematically than anything else. Kaguya is a [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman fair]] {{Lunarian|s}} princess who was exiled after she drank the [[ElixirOfLife Hourai Elixir]] to obtain CompleteImmortality, and Mokou is the {{tomboy}}ish daughter of one of the noblemen that Kaguya humiliated in ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter'' who drank the Hourai Elixir in order to even the playing field with her sworn nemesis, after which she took up [[PlayingWithFire fire magic]] with motifs based upon ThePhoenix. Now, the two of them are locked in an unending CycleOfRevenge, likened to the cycle of the Sun and the Moon that fall and rise as the days come and go.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonVale'', the FlavorText for the Sun and Moon Dragon suggests that the world was created when the first Sun Dragon met the first Moon Dragon.
* In ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic VII'' the Good party get sent to attack the Temple of the Moon and the Evil party get sent to attack the Temple of the Sun. The clerics of the former cast Dark magic, and the latter, Light. However, part of the world is a wasteland because both orders were obsessed with destroying the other regardless of collateral damage, which doesn't speak well of the Sun temple's supposed goodness. It is also indicated that the incessant warring helped reduce both religions to mere fragments of their former stature, with both being mostly supplanted by successor faiths with less of a celestial bend.
* ''VideoGame/{{Majesty}}'' allows you to build temples to certain gods and recruit their followers as heroes. These include the sun and moon gods, Helia and Lunord. However, their temples are mutually exclusive; if you build temples for one, you cannot build any for the other.

* Solstice in ''VideoGame/HeroesOfNewerth'' has two different forms for day and night, and while her abilities between each form are mechanically similar, their properties change accordingly. During the day, she is fully adorned in armor, as she would literally burn without it, and her abilities make her presence more visible and give her a more tanky presence. At night, she sheds her armor, and her abilities have subtle effects that obscure her presence and her damage output is increased.

* In ''VideoGame/LaMulana'', the Temple of Moonlight is the backside area corresponding to the Temple of the Sun.
* ''VideoGame/DarkParables'': The Sun and Moon Goddesses are two of the most prominent deities, and their emblems appear variously throughout the series. Most notably, in the tenth game, the warring neighbor countries of Barsia and Olesia use solar and lunar motifs. Barsia worships the Sun Goddess and takes the sun as their emblem, while Olesia reveres her sister the Moon Goddess and takes the moon as theirs.

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' and ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', this is how the Great Spirits of Light, Luna and Aska, are distinguished from each other; Luna represents the light of the moon while Aska represents the light of the sun. When they are [[DualBoss fought together]] in ''Symphonia'', Luna's attacks lean more towards arcane and holy interpretations of light with spells such as Holy Lance and Judgment, as well as her unique strike arte Lunatic. Aska focuses on light as more of a physical force of nature; his Sunshine Nova arte creates a small sun in front of him which then explodes.

* One DualBoss in ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' is Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright, an anthropomorphic moon and sun who alternate their attacks.

The contrast between the two is a common {{Cosmic Motif|s}} (and {{color motif|s}}, particularly [[YellowPurpleContrast yellow and purple]], if not outright [[BlackIndexWhiteIndex black and white]]). Compare RedOniBlueOni and ElementalPowers. LightDarknessJuxtaposition can apply when the moon is associated with darkness and the sun with light. Given that the sun is a fiery ball of energy and the moon is responsible for the tides, this trope can also lend itself to FireWaterJuxtaposition. See NightAndDayDuo if this contrast is evident in a pairing of characters.

** Because Roland Orzabal is an [[WesternZodiac astrology]] devotee, the sun and the moon that are featured on ''Music/TheSeedsOfLove'' [[https://www.blackmagazin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TFF-Seeds-Of-Love-Cover-.jpg artwork]] symbolize himself and fellow bandmate Curt Smith, respectively, as the sun is the ruler of Leo (Orzabal's zodiac sign) [[note]]this is why Smith refers to Orzabal as the "[[AnswerSong Sun King]]"[[/note]], and the moon is the ruler of Cancer (Smith's zodiac sign). There's even a [[https://i.imgur.com/BJ12908.jpg promotional image]] of the band and an [[https://i.imgur.com/ZO505BW.jpg official T-shirt]] that have the astrological symbols for the sun (a circle with a dot at its center) and the moon (a crescent with its points facing left) which make the connection abundantly clear to those who have studied astrology. [[note]]Oddly enough, though, it's Smith who's holding the miniature sun on the cover, while Orzabal is holding the umbrella (which represents rain, and water is Cancer's element). However, this could simply be a case of what looks best on them fashion-wise, since Smith tends to wear bright, flashy colours, whereas Orzabal tends to wear darker, muted tones. You'll notice there's a stylized fish on the umbrella, and Orzabal's TheDissTrack to Smith is "Fish Out of Water".[[/note]] "The sun and the moon" are also ArcWords on the album, and both celestial bodies appear in the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAtGOESO7W8 Sowing the Seeds of Love]]" music video and the [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/12b4430a4c4efcdf7f29c246e0f171c3/tumblr_phrl6qjKRF1w0w54jo1_1280.jpg tour program.]]

** Because Roland Orzabal is an [[WesternZodiac astrology]] devotee, the sun and the moon that are featured on ''Music/TheSeedsOfLove'' [[https://www.blackmagazin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TFF-Seeds-Of-Love-Cover-.jpg artwork]] symbolize himself and fellow bandmate Curt Smith, respectively, as the sun is the ruler of Leo (Orzabal's zodiac sign) [[note]]this is why Smith refers to Orzabal as the "[[AnswerSong Sun King]]"[[/note]], and the moon is the ruler of Cancer (Smith's zodiac sign). There's even a [[https://i.imgur.com/BJ12908.jpg promotional image]] of the band and an [[https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ql0AAOSwQdhgFvzr/s-l1200.jpg official T-shirt]] that have the astrological symbols for the sun (a circle with a dot at its center) and the moon (a crescent with its points facing left) which make the connection abundantly clear to those who have studied astrology. [[note]]Oddly enough, though, it's Smith who's holding the miniature sun on the cover, while Orzabal is holding the umbrella (which represents rain, and water is Cancer's element). However, this could simply be a case of what looks best on them fashion-wise, since Smith tends to wear bright, flashy colours, whereas Orzabal tends to wear darker, muted tones. You'll notice there's a stylized fish on the umbrella, and Orzabal's TheDissTrack to Smith is "Fish Out of Water".[[/note]] "The sun and the moon" are also ArcWords on the album, and both celestial bodies appear in the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAtGOESO7W8 Sowing the Seeds of Love]]" music video and the [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/12b4430a4c4efcdf7f29c246e0f171c3/tumblr_phrl6qjKRF1w0w54jo1_1280.jpg tour program.]]

** Because Roland Orzabal is an [[WesternZodiac astrology]] devotee, the sun and the moon that are featured on ''Music/TheSeedsOfLove'' [[https://www.blackmagazin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TFF-Seeds-Of-Love-Cover-.jpg artwork]] symbolize himself and fellow bandmate Curt Smith, respectively, as the sun is the ruler of Leo (Orzabal's zodiac sign) [[note]]this is why Smith refers to Orzabal as the "[[AnswerSong Sun King]]"[[/note]], and the moon is the ruler of Cancer (Smith's zodiac sign). There's even a [[https://i.imgur.com/BJ12908.jpg promotional image]] of the band that has the astrological symbols for the sun (a circle with a dot at its center) and the moon (a crescent with its points facing left) which makes the connection abundantly clear to those who have studied astrology. [[note]]Oddly enough, though, it's Smith who's holding the miniature sun on the cover, while Orzabal is holding the umbrella (which represents rain, and water is Cancer's element). However, this could simply be a case of what looks best on them fashion-wise, since Smith tends to wear bright, flashy colours, whereas Orzabal tends to wear darker, muted tones. You'll notice there's a stylized fish on the umbrella, and Orzabal's TheDissTrack to Smith is "Fish Out of Water".[[/note]] "The sun and the moon" are also ArcWords on the album, and both celestial bodies appear in the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAtGOESO7W8 Sowing the Seeds of Love]]" music video and the [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/12b4430a4c4efcdf7f29c246e0f171c3/tumblr_phrl6qjKRF1w0w54jo1_1280.jpg tour program.]]

** Because Roland Orzabal is an [[WesternZodiac astrology]] devotee, the sun and the moon that are featured on ''Music/TheSeedsOfLove'' [[https://www.blackmagazin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TFF-Seeds-Of-Love-Cover-.jpg artwork]] symbolize himself and fellow bandmate Curt Smith, respectively, as the sun is the ruler of Leo (Orzabal's zodiac sign) [[note]]this is why Smith refers to Orzabal as the "[[AnswerSong Sun King]]"[[/note]], and the moon is the ruler of Cancer (Smith's zodiac sign). There's even a [[https://i.imgur.com/BJ12908.jpg promotional image]] of the band that has the astrological symbols for the sun (a circle with a dot at its center) and the moon (a crescent with its points facing left) which makes the connection abundantly clear to those who have studied astrology. [[note]]Oddly enough, though, it's Smith who's holding the miniature sun on the cover, while Orzabal is holding the umbrella (which represents rain, and water is Cancer's element). However, this could simply be a case of what looks best on them fashion-wise, since Smith tends to wear bright, flashy colours, whereas Orzabal tends to wear darker, muted tones. You'll notice there's a stylized fish on the umbrella, and Orzabal's TakeThat song to Smith is "Fish Out of Water".[[/note]] "The sun and the moon" are also ArcWords on the album, and both celestial bodies appear in the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAtGOESO7W8 Sowing the Seeds of Love]]" music video and the [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/12b4430a4c4efcdf7f29c246e0f171c3/tumblr_phrl6qjKRF1w0w54jo1_1280.jpg tour program.]]

* Because Roland Orzabal of Music/TearsForFears is an astrology devotee, the sun and the moon that are featured on ''Music/TheSeedsOfLove'' [[https://www.blackmagazin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TFF-Seeds-Of-Love-Cover-.jpg artwork]] symbolize himself and fellow bandmate Curt Smith, respectively, as the sun is the ruler of Leo (Orzabal's zodiac sign) [[note]]this is why Smith refers to Orzabal as the "[[AnswerSong Sun King]]"[[/note]], and the moon is the ruler of Cancer (Smith's zodiac sign). There's even a [[https://i.imgur.com/BJ12908.jpg promotional image]] of the band that has the astrological symbols for the sun (a circle with a dot at its center) and the moon (a crescent with its points facing left) which makes the connection abundantly clear to those who have studied astrology. [[note]]Oddly enough, though, it's Smith who's holding the miniature sun on the cover, while Orzabal is holding the umbrella (which represents rain, and water is Cancer's element). However, this could simply be a case of what looks best on them fashion-wise, since Smith tends to wear bright, flashy colours, whereas Orzabal tends to wear darker, muted tones. You'll notice there's a stylized fish on the umbrella, and Orzabal's TakeThat song to Smith is "Fish Out of Water".[[/note]] "The sun and the moon" are also ArcWords on the album, and both celestial bodies appear in the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAtGOESO7W8 Sowing the Seeds of Love]]" music video and the [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/12b4430a4c4efcdf7f29c246e0f171c3/tumblr_phrl6qjKRF1w0w54jo1_1280.jpg tour program.]]

* Because Music/TearsForFears' Roland Orzabal is an astrology devotee, the sun and the moon that are featured on ''The Seeds of Love'' [[https://www.blackmagazin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TFF-Seeds-Of-Love-Cover-.jpg artwork]] symbolize himself and fellow bandmate Curt Smith, respectively, as the sun is the ruler of Leo (Orzabal's zodiac sign) [[note]]this is why Smith refers to Orzabal as the "[[AnswerSong Sun King]]"[[/note]], and the moon is the ruler of Cancer (Smith's zodiac sign). There's even a [[https://i.imgur.com/BJ12908.jpg promotional image]] of the band that has the astrological symbols for the sun (a circle with a dot at its center) and the moon (a crescent with its points facing left) which makes the connection abundantly clear to those who have studied astrology. [[note]]Oddly enough, though, it's Smith who's holding the miniature sun on the cover, while Orzabal is holding the umbrella (which represents rain, and water is Cancer's element). However, this could simply be a case of what looks best on them fashion-wise, since Smith tends to wear bright, flashy colours, whereas Orzabal tends to wear darker, muted tones. You'll notice there's a stylized fish on the umbrella, and Orzabal's TakeThat song to Smith is "Fish Out of Water".[[/note]] "The sun and the moon" are also ArcWords on the album, and both celestial bodies appear in the "Sowing the Seeds of Love" music video and the [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/12b4430a4c4efcdf7f29c246e0f171c3/tumblr_phrl6qjKRF1w0w54jo1_1280.jpg tour program.]]

* Because Music/TearsForFears' Roland Orzabal is an astrology devotee, the sun and the moon that are featured on ''The Seeds of Love'' artwork symbolize himself and fellow bandmate Curt Smith, respectively, as the sun is the ruler of Leo (Orzabal's zodiac sign) [[note]]this is why Smith refers to Orzabal as the "[[AnswerSong Sun King]]"[[/note]], and the moon is the ruler of Cancer (Smith's zodiac sign). There's even a [[https://i.imgur.com/BJ12908.jpg promotional image]] of the band that has the astrological symbols for the sun (a circle with a dot at its center) and the moon (a crescent with its points facing left) which makes the connection abundantly clear to those who have studied astrology. [[note]]Oddly enough, though, it's Smith who's holding the miniature sun on the cover, while Orzabal is holding the umbrella (which represents rain, and water is Cancer's element). However, this could simply be a case of what looks best on them fashion-wise, since Smith tends to wear bright, flashy colours, whereas Orzabal tends to wear darker, muted tones. You'll notice there's a stylized fish on the umbrella, and Orzabal's TakeThat song to Smith is "Fish Out of Water".[[/note]] "The sun and the moon" are also ArcWords on the album, and both celestial bodies appear in the "Sowing the Seeds of Love" music video and the [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/12b4430a4c4efcdf7f29c246e0f171c3/tumblr_phrl6qjKRF1w0w54jo1_1280.jpg tour program.]]

* Comicbook/MoonKnight gets more powerful as the moon waxes and less powerful as it wanes. Under a full moon he's got the strength of 10 men but under a new moon he's only got his own strength. The 2018 series gives him a new enemy called Sun King, who claims to have the same connection to Ra as Moon Knight has to Koshnu.

* ''VideoGame/{{Majesty}}'' allows you to build temples to certain gods and recruit their followers as heroes. These include the sun and moon gods, Helia and Lunord. Unfortunately, their temples are mutually exclusive; if you build temples for one, you cannot build any for the other.
* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' have the Solari tribe and Lunari tribe, both worshiping sun and moon, and having connotations on both the light and dark sides of both sides:

* The Sun and Moon Goddesses are two of the most prominent deities in the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'', and their emblems appear variously throughout the series. Most notably, in the tenth game, the warring neighbor countries of Barsia and Olesia use solar and lunar motifs. Barsia worships the Sun Goddess and takes the sun as their emblem, while Olesia reveres her sister the Moon Goddess and takes the moon as theirs.

The contrast between the two is a common {{Cosmic Motif|s}} (and {{color motif|s}}, particularly [[YellowPurpleContrast yellow and purple, if not outright [[BlackIndexWhiteIndex black and white]]). Compare RedOniBlueOni and ElementalPowers. LightDarknessJuxtaposition can apply when the moon is associated with darkness and the sun with light. Given that the sun is a fiery ball of energy and the moon is responsible for the tides, this trope can also lend itself to FireWaterJuxtaposition. See NightAndDayDuo if this contrast is evident in a pairing of characters.