History Main / SolarAndLunar

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': [[https://www.facebook.com/ImmortalAMC/videos/louis-interview-with-the-vampire-premieres-october-2/389444396490497/ Louis de Pointe du Lac's Season 1 character teaser]] and [[https://www.facebook.com/ImmortalAMC/videos/tomorrow-interview-with-the-vampire/664970224779833/ "Tomorrow" promo]] include a crescent moon embedded within a stylized sun in the corners of the border, which symbolizes that Louis spends almost all of the pilot as a human (sun) before being turned into a vampire (moon). It's also emblematic of how Louis clings to remnants of his past humanity despite his vampirism.

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** In ''VisualNovel/TheCursedHeart'', there are two Fae Courts, the Sun Court and the Moon Court, with the leader of the [[DarkIsNtEvil Moon Court]], Kieran, being the story's love interest and the leader of the [[LightIsNotGood Sun Court]], Radiance, being [[spoiler:Kieran's ArchEnemy in Book 1]].

** In ''VisualNovel/TheCursedHeart'', there are two Fae Courts, the Sun Court and the Moon Court, with the leader of the Moon Court, Kieran, being the story's love interest and the leader of the Sun Court, Radiance, being [[spoiler:Kieran's ArchEnemy in Book 1]].

** In ''VisualNovel/TheCursedHeart'', there are two Fae Courts, the Sun Court and the Moon Court, with the leader of the Moon Court, Kieran, being the story's love interest and the leader of the Sun Court, Radiance, being [[spoiler:Kieran's ArchEnemy and the BigBad of Book 1]].

** In ''VisualNovel/TheCursedHeart'', there are two Fae Courts, the Sun Court and the Moon Court, with the leader of the Moon Court, Kieran, being the story's love interest and the leader of the Sun Court Radiance, being [[spoiler:Kieran's ArchEnemy and the BigBad of Book 1]].

* In ''VisualNovel/TheRoyalMasquerade'', [[PlayerCharacter Julia's]] respective {{Love Interest}}s, Hunter and Kayden, are associated with the sun and moon to contrast each other. Hunter wears a sun-like mask and Kayden wears a crescent moon-shaped one at the MasqueradeBall in the beginning, Hunter's House Charm is called the Sun Pendant, and Kayden wears a moon necklace for the Beltane festival.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': [[https://www.facebook.com/ImmortalAMC/videos/louis-interview-with-the-vampire-premieres-october-2/389444396490497/ Louis de Pointe du Lac's Season 1 character teaser]] and [[https://www.facebook.com/ImmortalAMC/videos/tomorrow-interview-with-the-vampire/664970224779833/ "Tomorrow" promo]] include a crescent moon embedded within a stylized sun in the corners of the border, which signifies that Louis spends almost all of the pilot as a human (sun) before being turned into a vampire (moon). It's also emblematic of how Louis clings to remnants of his past humanity despite his vampirism.

* In an episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration,'' ''Masks'', an ancient probe imposes the solar and lunar mythology of an alien race on Data and the ''Enterprise''. Picard is forced to take up the guise of the moon.
-->'''Data''': [[DaylightHorror Masaka is waking]].

* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series feature a DualBoss known as Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright, an anthropomorphic moon and sun who alternate their attacks. To date, they appeared only in ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'', ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2'', ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'' (albeit only as [[ArtInitiatesLife Ado's paintings]]) and ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack'' (but only in Strato Patros EOS subgame).

** In ''VideoGame/PokemonRanger'' the protagonists' {{Canon Name}}s are Lunick and Solana, after the moon and sun.
* In Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Done rather subtly, but WordOfGod confirms that Sonic's round, peach stomach is meant to represent the Sun in contrast to Knuckles' crescent shaped symbol on his chest, which itself is a reference to the markings on the chest of an Asian Black Bear, commonly referred to as the ''Moon'' bear.

* In Myth/JapaneseMythology, Amaterasu is the goddess of the Sun, while her brother Tsukuyomi ([[WhatHappenedToTheMouse who is rarely mentioned]]) is the god of the Moon. Amaterasu's ArchEnemy figure is her sort-of mother Izanami, who is an [[TheUndead undead]] goddess who rules the underworld.

** ''Series/KamenRiderBlack'': The titular hero takes his powers from the Sun and is code named "Black Sun", while his adoptive brother and later Rival Shadow Moon is based on the Moon. This carries over into the sequel ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'', as well as the reimagining ''Series/KamenRiderBlackSun''.

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** ''KamenRiderBlack'': The titular hero takes his powers from the Sun and is code named "Black Sun", while his adoptive brother and later Rival Shadow Moon is based on the Moon. This carries over into the sequel ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'', as well as the reimagining ''Series/KamenRiderBlackSun''.

* 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.

* In ''VideoGame/Persona4: Golden'', the Sun and the Moon are two Tarot cards that can be obtained during Shuffle Time, with similar effects. Each of them grants two extra draws (minus the one needed to obtain it), but the former halves money earned, while the latter halves experience earned.

** Two rcurring skills in later games are Sol and Luna, which heal half damage and ignore half of the foe's defense respectively when triggered. In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'', they're locked to the personal promotion skills of brothers Diamant and Alcryst (who have SiblingYinYang personalities).

** Two rcurring skills in later games are Sol and Luna, which heal half damage and ignore half of the foe's defense respectively when triggered. In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'', they're locked to the personal skills of brothers Diamant and Alcryst (who have SiblingYinYang personalities).

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* ''Manga/HappySugarLife'': Asahi compares his little sister Shio to the moon. While Asahi is never compared to the sun in the story itself, his name [[MeaningfulName translates to]] “Morning Sun”. It’s overall meant to show that Shio induces something akin to Main/{{Lunacy}} in several members of the cast, such as Asahi’s inability to feel complete without her.

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 certain other twenty-eight-day cycles.) In fantasy fiction, this duality is often manifested in a contrast between a solar GodOfLight and a GodOfTheMoon.