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* In ''Manga/KitsuneNoYomeiri'', Kyouka's relatives Hinata the Golden Fox and her brother Yoichi the Silver Fox are literally as different as night and day. Hinata is a hyperactive loli {{Kitsune}} who gains power from the sun and can manipulate emotions. Yoichi meanwhile is a spacy guy with no energy who becomes a ladies man at night when he draws power from the moon and can paralyze people by pinning their shadow.
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* The gate city of Esctacy in ''TabletopGame/{{Planescape}}'', where the Outlands meet Elysium, is ruled by the Sun Master and the Dark Hunter.
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* The gate city of Esctacy in ''TabletopGame/{{Planescape}}'', where the Outlands meet Elysium, is ruled by the Sun Master and the Dark Hunter.
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->''"You are sunlight and I moon\\
Joined by the gods of fortune\\
Midnight and high noon\\
Sharing the sky..."''
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Joined by the gods of fortune\\
Midnight and high noon\\
Sharing the sky..."''
-->-- ''Theatre/MissSaigon'', "Sun and Moon"
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* Baboon legend in ''Literature/{{Bravelands}}'' tells of Sunrise Highleaf and Moonlight Deeproot, two baboons that fell in love despite their [[UptownGirl huge rank difference]]. Sunrise was TheLeader of the tribe and she fell for one of the lowest-ranking members. Their romance led to a civil war that ended in both dead. Ever since, inter-rank romances are strictly banned amongst baboons.
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* Baboon legend in ''Literature/{{Bravelands}}'' tells of Sunrise Highleaf Crownleaf and Moonlight Deeproot, two baboons that fell in love despite their [[UptownGirl huge rank difference]]. Sunrise was TheLeader of the tribe and she fell for one of the lowest-ranking members. Their romance led to a civil war that ended in both dead. Ever since, inter-rank romances are strictly banned amongst baboons.
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* Baboon legend in ''Literature/{{Bravelands}}'' tells of Sunrise Highleaf and Moonlight Deeproot, two baboons that fell in love despite their [[UptownGirl huge rank difference]]. Sunrise was TheLeader of the tribe and she fell for one of the lowest-ranking members. Their romance led to a civil war that ended in both dead. Ever since, inter-rank romances are strictly banned amongst baboons.
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* The Zababa duo in ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' has this as one of their more prominent duality motifs. Kirika Akatsuki is an energetic girl with a last name that means "dawn," blonde hair, and a very physical fighting style involving various polearms; Shirabe Tsukiyomi is dark-haired, stoic, takes her last name from the Shinto moon god and uses a highly mechanized gear [[PowersDoTheFighting that can do most of her fighting automatically]]. To drive the point home, their respective battle songs in season four are titled "Dangerous Sunshine" and "Melodious Moonlight."
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* ''Film/{{Twitches}}'', and it's sequel ''T*Witches Too'', has main characters Alex and Cameryn, twin rulers of the fantasy world Coventry. Alex, the misfortunate DeadpanSnarker of the pair, is associated with the night, being active when the moon is up and owning a moon-shaped charm. Bubbly and lucky Cameryn, meanwhile, is represented by the sun. Their birth names are [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Artemis and Apollo,]] respectively.
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* ''Film/{{Twitches}}'', and it's its sequel ''T*Witches Too'', has main characters Alex and Cameryn, twin rulers of the fantasy world Coventry. Alex, the misfortunate DeadpanSnarker of the pair, is associated with the night, being active when the moon is up and owning a moon-shaped charm. Bubbly and lucky Cameryn, meanwhile, is represented by the sun. Their birth names are [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Artemis and Apollo,]] respectively.
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* The Julia Donaldson picture book ''Day Monkey, Night Monkey'' is about two monkeys, one diurnal and one nocturnal who become friends even though they're baffled by how different the jungle looks when they're usually asleep.
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* Kit Williams' ''Literature/{{Masquerade}}'' features {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of the Sun and the Moon. The Moon sends her servant [[MoonRabbit Jack Hare]] to tell the Sun she loves him, which is where the plot starts.
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* The Julia Donaldson picture book ''Day Monkey, Night Monkey'' is about two monkeys, one diurnal and one nocturnal who become friends even though they're baffled by how different the jungle looks when they're usually asleep.
* Kit Williams' ''Literature/{{Masquerade}}'' features {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of the Sun and the Moon. The Moon sends her servant [[MoonRabbit Jack Hare]] to tell the Sun she loves him, which is where the plot starts.
* Kit Williams' ''Literature/{{Masquerade}}'' features {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of the Sun and the Moon. The Moon sends her servant [[MoonRabbit Jack Hare]] to tell the Sun she loves him, which is where the plot starts.
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* OlderThanDirt: Myth/HinduMythology has the sisters Usha, goddess of the dawn, and Ratri, goddess of the stars and night, who share duties of protecting man from demons.
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* Marvel's ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger'', respectively "Night" hero Tyrone Johnson and "Day" heroine Tandy Bowen, embody this trope. While Tandy [[LightEmUp throws daggers of light]] and Tryone [[CastingAShadow has powers of darkness]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/DayAndNight'' is about two cartoon spirits who are the personifications of Day and Night. They move around revealing the same scenery at different times: in one shot there's a beach in the background, and when Day is in front of it it's sunny and the beach is filled with tourists, but when Night is in front of it it's dark and the beach is abandoned. Day and Night get into a fight but eventually figure out that they have a lot in common.
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* Marvel's ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger'', respectively "Night" hero Tyrone Johnson and "Day" heroine Tandy Bowen, embody this trope. While Tandy [[LightEmUp throws daggers of light]] and Tryone [[CastingAShadow has powers of darkness]].
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* The [[ComicBook/SupermanBatman World's Finest]] (the duo of Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/{{Batman}}) can be considered this as Superman gets his powers from the sun and Batman mostly works at night.
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* The [[ComicBook/SupermanBatman World's Finest]] (the duo of Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/{{Batman}}) can be considered this Franchise/{{Batman}}), as Superman gets his powers from the sun and Batman mostly works at night.
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* ''Series/CloakAndDagger'', based on the Marvel title above, is comic of the MCU's take on the trope.same name, features two superheroes: Tandy, who has LightEmUp abilities, and Tyrone with his CastingAShadow powers.
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* The Mirage set of ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has several cards which reference the [[https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/love-song-night-and-day-2003-04-14 Love Song of the Night and Day]] which definitely falls under this trope.
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* The Mirage set of ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has several cards which reference the [[https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/love-song-night-and-day-2003-04-14 Love Song of the Night and Day]] which definitely falls under this trope.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DayAndNight'' is about two cartoon spirits who are the personifications of Day and Night. They move around revealing the same scenery at different times: in one shot there's a beach in the background, and when Day is in front of it it's sunny and the beach is filled with tourists, but when Night is in front of it it's dark and the beach is abandoned. Day and Night get into a fight but eventually figure out that they have a lot in common.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Master Cat Viper and Duke Dogstorm are this on Zou, serving as the island's King of Night and Ruler of Day, respectively.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Waterbenders become more powerful during the night, whereas firebenders become more powerful during the day. Both lose their powers when an eclipse occurs with waterbenders losing their powers during a lunar eclipse and firebenders losing their powers during a solar eclipse.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Waterbenders become more powerful during the night, whereas firebenders become more powerful during the day. Both lose their powers when an eclipse occurs with waterbenders losing their powers during a lunar eclipse and firebenders losing their powers during a solar eclipse.
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* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': The third book has the paladin of a religion based around the sun, travelling with a priestess of a religion based around the moon. Both had powers that could only be used during the day or the night, respectively.
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* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': The third book ''Literature/TailchasersSong'' has the paladin of a religion based around the sun, travelling bit characters Dayhunter and Nightcatcher. They're identical twin brothers with a priestess of a religion based around the moon. Both had powers that could only be used during the day or the night, respectively. contrasting personalities. Dayhunter is very chatty and extroverted, while his mute brother Nightcatcher is more aloof and serious.
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* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'': The Clow Cards [[SolarAndLunar fall under either 'sun' or 'moon' domains]], and are "led" by Sakura's two magical companions: the fire-breathing lion Kerberos (sun) and the mysteriously beautiful humanoid Yue (moon). Their designs reflect this as well, with Kerberos being golden and Yue having a white and blue color scheme.
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* A theme in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara 3'', where [[AllLovingHero Ieyasu]] represents The Sun while [[AxCrazy Mitsunari]] represents [[{{Lunacy}} the moon]]. The final battle in Sekigahara is represented by a [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot solar eclipse]].
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The elemental forces of day and night have always been considered polar opposites. The day, ruled by the sun, is bright and inviting. The night, ruled by the moon, is dark and often considered mysterious. It's no surprise that when two characters have abilities or traits based on these forces, they form a duo of {{Foil}}s.
Despite their inherent differences, these characters usually form a team rather than fight in opposition. After all, [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil keeping the balance]] is necessary in works that believe in TheSacredDarkness and DarkIsNotEvil. As such, this duo typically works together, even if it's just an EnemyMine.
However, any pairing of a sun character and moon character can fit this trope, so long as both characters have abilities and/or traits centered around their element. If the characters have powers, you can expect certain patterns.
Day-themed characters typically have fire or light-based powers and may be associated with holiness, purity, or mental discipline, such as:
* ThePowerOfTheSun
* LightEmUp
* PlayingWithFire, especially if [[FireIceDuo the night/moon character has ice powers]]
* HolyHandGrenade, holy or radiant damage, the power of "good"
* HealingHands, whether healing wounds or purifying the body, mind, or spirit
Night characters will instead have powers based on darkness, cold, or their connection with the moon, controlling water and the tides:
* {{Lunacy}}
* CastingAShadow, or in exaggerated cases, ThePowerOfTheVoid
* MakingASplash
* AnIcePerson, especially if [[FireIceDuo their day person controls fire]]
* DreamWalker or DreamWeaver powers, due to sleep being associated with night
Both may exhibit PsychicPowers, particularly a shared PsychicLink. By AllYourPowersCombined, they may be capable of deploying a YinYangBomb, possibly via a FusionDance.
Of course, a duo without powers may still apply. In addition, a pairing that merely has some of these powers isn't enough; they must be powers based on their association to day and night, rather than being incidental. A RedOniBlueOni situation will generally have the red oni as day and the blue oni as night.
Subtrope of SolarAndLunar. Compare AngelDevilShipping and FireIceDuo, which may both overlap with this trope.
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* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'': The Clow Cards [[SolarAndLunar fall under either 'sun' or 'moon' domains]], and are "led" by Sakura's two magical companions: the fire-breathing lion Kerberos (sun) and the mysteriously beautiful humanoid Yue (moon). Their designs reflect this as well, with Kerberos being golden and Yue having a white and blue color scheme.
* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'': This motif is present in the contrast between Karasuno's two freshman middle blockers, Hinata [[note]]written with the kanji for "sun"[[/note]], who is friendly, vibrant, and warm, and Tsukishima[[note]]written with the kanji for "moon"[[/note]], who is cold, aloof, and distant. It's [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3f/9e/58/3f9e584f0171ca4f66b3ddd2eaf0b942.png acknowledged]] in-series.
* ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'' has Itsuki and Yuri, Cure Sunshine and Cure Moonlight respectively. Especially telling as their personalities contrast one another (Itsuki's more friendly and outgoing while Yuri's more quiet and reserved).
* ''Manga/KannazukiNoMiko'': Chikane is associated with the Moon, Himeko with the Sun. The symbolism is further explored when Himeko, who believes herself to be an utterly ordinary girl, [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe wonders what the start student and school idol Chikane sees in her]]. Chikane then proceeds that, just like the Moon only shines with the reflected light of the Sun, so is Chikane inspired and motivated to "shine" in all things by her [[GirlsLove relationship]] with Himeko.
* ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'': Sun and Lunar tend to be associated [[ShapedLikeItself with the sun and the moon]] for [[MeaningfulName obvious reasons]]. Sun is an honorable woman and kind to everyone she meets while Lunar has a bit of a rotten side and is Sun's SitcomArchNemesis.
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* Creator/{{Michelangelo}} sculpted {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of Day and Night to adorn the tomb of Giuliano de' Medici. On the left, Night is shown, alongside its owl and sleep mask, holding its head up as her eyes close from exhaustion. On the right, Day is seen with his back towards the audience as he peaks his head over his muscular body to stare at the viewer.
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* DC/Wildstorm's ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' has founding members Apollo and Midnighter, a BadassGay married couple. Apollo is a SupermanSubstitute whose FlyingBrick[=/=]energy manipulation powers are fueled by [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar energy]], while ComicBook/{{Midnighter}} is an AwesomeByAnalysis cybernetic cowled vigilante. Yes, basically Superman and Batman if they were married.
* ''Comicbook/MoonKnight'' has this dynamic with [[EvilCounterpart Sun King]]. Both are avatars used by the Gods of the Moon and Sun, Khonshu and Ra, who get their power respectively from the moon or sun. The two have been at war with each other for centuries, and to make it even better Ra is Khonshu's [[ArchNemesisDad father]].
* The [[ComicBook/SupermanBatman World's Finest]] (the duo of Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/{{Batman}}) can be considered this as Superman gets his powers from the sun and Batman mostly works at night.
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* ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' has Yzma and Kuzco, who seem to represent a sun/moon relationship. During the production stage of the film, it went by the working title ''Emperor of the Sun'' with Kuzco being the titular emperor, who wears colors like red and yellow, bright and warm colors, while Yzma, the dark sorceress, wears mostly black and purple, dark and cold colors.
* The [[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Pixar Short]] ''WesternAnimation/DayAndNight'' starts the {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of day and night, respectively, as humanoid figures who have daytime and nighttime versions of the same scenes visible through their bodies. At first they are at odds with each other, but then they find common ground and become friends, and in the end [[spoiler:they switch places as the sun sets on one and rises on the other.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MuneGuardianOfTheMoon'' takes place in a world where the sun and moon are carried by titans, who are guided by guardians. The society itself is divided between Children of the Day and Children of the Night, however both sides are at peace. More specifically, the protagonist Mune is chosen as the guardian of the moon, and he ends up having to ally with Sohone, guardian of the sun, to save the world from eternal night.
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* ''Film/{{Ladyhawke}}'' contains a literal example. Lovers Navarre and Isabeau were cursed so that Navarre is human during the day and a wolf at night while Isabeau is human at night and a hawk during the day.
* ''Film/{{Twitches}}'', and it's sequel ''T*Witches Too'', has main characters Alex and Cameryn, twin rulers of the fantasy world Coventry. Alex, the misfortunate DeadpanSnarker of the pair, is associated with the night, being active when the moon is up and owning a moon-shaped charm. Bubbly and lucky Cameryn, meanwhile, is represented by the sun. Their birth names are [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Artemis and Apollo,]] respectively.
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* In ''FanFic/TheApprenticeTheStudentAndTheCharlatan'', since their mentors are the Solar and Lunar Princesses themselves, Nova Shine and Twilight Sparkle have this dynamic. It even extends to their personalities; [[RedOniBlueOni Nova is colder and tries to stick to logic rather than let emotion in, where Twilight is much warmer and more readily embraces her emotions]].
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* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': The Dothraki believe that the sun and moon are married gods, with the sun being masculine and the moon being feminine. This is reflected in how Daenerys refers to Khal Drogo as "[her] sun and stars", while he refers to her as "moon of my life".
* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': The third book has the paladin of a religion based around the sun, travelling with a priestess of a religion based around the moon. Both had powers that could only be used during the day or the night, respectively.
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* The ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Masks" features artifacts from a civilization that has two major deities: Masaka representing the sun and Korgano representing the moon. Only one can be in control at a time. Their powers are unknown, [[ItMakesSenseInContext being embodied in Data and Picard respectively]], but it appears that the mythology is based on them being balancing forces for each other.
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* Myth/ClassicalMythology:
** Artemis and Apollo are the twins who rule over night and day. Artemis is further associated with femininity and nature, while Apollo is masculine and associated with cultured pursuits like art and medicine.
** Before them came Helios and Selene, Titans of the sun and moon. They were believed to control the movement of the sun and moon with their chariots. Their Roman equivalents were Sol and Luna, and they had a third sibling, being Eos, the dawn.
* In Myth/JapaneseMythology, siblings Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi are the solar and lunar deities, respectively. One legend goes that, after Tsukuyomi killed the goddess of food, Amaterasu was so offended by his violent act she demanded she never see him again. Thus, the sun and the moon rose separately.
* Myth/NorseMythology: Sol (sun goddess) and her brother Mani (moon god) form a pair. Both of them emerged at the creation of the universe and ride across the sky on horse-drawn chariots in order to tell the days for man.
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* ''VideoGame/DigimonWorldDawnDusk'' has the two mascot Digimon [[PlayingWithFire Coronamon]] and [[AnIcePerson Lunamon]] whose respective Mega Forms, Apollomon and Dianamon, are the Digimon representatives of the Roman Gods of the sun and moon.
* Done symbolically with Tidus and Yuna in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''. Both their names are derived from the Okinawan language, with Tidus coming from the word for "Sun" and Yuna is the word for "Night". Tidus is very tanned, has bleached blonde hair, and wears very bright clothing, Yuna is quite pale, has dark hair and wears a dark skirt with a pattern of stars on it. Furthermore to get Tidus' [[InfinityPlusOneSword ultimate weapon]] you need to collect the Sun Crest and Sigil, while Yuna needs the Moon Crest and Sigil. Their powers and abilities don't really follow the theme, although their personalities do. (Tidus is brash and outgoing, Yuna is [[YamatoNadeshiko reserved, quiet, and demure]].)
* The ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' franchise has DualBoss Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright, who first appeared in ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' and have since become a mainstay RecurringBoss. They take turns battling Kirby on the ground while the other floats in the sky -- changing movesets and switching their boss stage between day and night whenever they swap. Mr. Shine is a WaddlingHead in the shape of a crescent moon who pelts the ground with shooting stars, throws crescent-shaped boomerangs, and has a RollingAttack; Mr. Bright is a floating ball WreathedInFlames with [[FloatingLimbs disembodied hands]] who projects a heat beam at the ground, throws fireballs, and has a flaming charge attack.
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': the protagonist Kyo has the image of the sun on the back of his jacket, and his rival Iori has the image of the moon on the back of his coat. Kyo is lively, confident, full of himself and has fire powers, while Iori is brooding, moody and has power of dark purplish fire. While they occasionally team up against bigger threats, more often than not they meet in the tournaments as opponents.
* ''VideoGame/{{Hellsinker}}'' has Sol and Luna. In the context of the game mechanics, Sol is collected over time or by picking up yellow chips, and is used to fire your SmartBomb, while Luna is collected with purple chips and used to make your main weapon's shots more dense, decreasing the more you fire your main weapon.
* Brighton and Twila, your hosts in ''VideoGame/MarioParty6'', have a clear sun and moon motif, respectively. Brighton has a sun head and Twila a moon head, and they turn the board to either day or night, respectively, after three turns each time. They also get into an argument over which of them is more brilliant.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Espeon and Umbreon were introduced in the second generation to show off the new day/night feature. Both evolve from an Eevee that has high happiness, but Espeon evolves during the day and Umbreon during the night. For further contrast, Espeon is a Psychic-Type, and Umbreon a Dark-Type.
** Lunatone and Solrock are, as their name implies, living stones based on the sun and the moon. They are believed to be meteorites, though this is unproven. Solrock is said to absorb energy from the sun while Lunatone is most powerful during the full moon. Finally, they are version counterparts, with Solrock being in Ruby and Lunatone in Sapphire.
** Fittingly for the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', their main legendaries are based on the sun and the moon. Both evolve from a nebula Pokemon called Cosmoem, with their final form based on the game. ''Sun/Ultra Sun'' has Solgaleo, a white sun-lion, while ''Moon/Ultra Moon'' has blue moon-bat Lunala.
* Nine times out of ten, if a ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' installment has Anime/Daitarn3, the robot that uses ThePowerOfTheSun, then its moon-based counterpart, Anime/Zambot3 is more than likely to be right beside it. Especially telling is when their ultimate combination attack, the Combination Crash, starts out with them using their finishers, respectively the Sun Attack and Moon Attack.
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'':
** Two of the [[TerribleTrio Three Fairies of Light]] 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]].
** Two of the Prismriver Sisters are eldest sister Lunasa, who wears a hat with a moon decoration, and has the power to produce [[BrownNote depressing sound with her violin]], and second child Merlin, who wears a hat with a sun decoration, and has the power to produce [[BrownNote uplifting sound with her trumpet]].
** This also applies to Kaguya Houraisan and Fujiwara no Mokou, though more thematically than anything else. Kaguya is a [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman fair]] {{Lunarian|s}} [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]] who was exiled after she drank the [[ElixirOfLife Hourai Elixir]] to obtain CompleteImmortality, and Mokou is the [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl tomboyish]] 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 playingfield 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.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' has the Warframe Equinox that can freely switch between its Day Mode and its Night Mode, changing its active skills and physical appearance. You also need to build each individual Mode before you can build it, requiring double the resources and time than other Warframes.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Princesses Celestia and Luna have domain over day and night, respectively. Celestia is white with a sun cutie-mark, a pastel mane and tail, and in addition to raising the sun, she has massive amounts of magical energy. Princess Luna is dark blue with a moon cutie-mark, a sparkly blue mane and tail, and in addition to raising the moon, she has DreamWalker abilities. This contrast is what led to the conflict in the pilot; Princess Luna, feeling underappreciated because ponies enjoyed the morning but slept through the night, became Nightmare Moon and attempted to take over the world with eternal night. After being banished to the moon for a thousand years and then defeated by the Mane Six, she and Celestia made up and agreed to rule together.
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Despite their inherent differences, these characters usually form a team rather than fight in opposition. After all, [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil keeping the balance]] is necessary in works that believe in TheSacredDarkness and DarkIsNotEvil. As such, this duo typically works together, even if it's just an EnemyMine.
However, any pairing of a sun character and moon character can fit this trope, so long as both characters have abilities and/or traits centered around their element. If the characters have powers, you can expect certain patterns.
Day-themed characters typically have fire or light-based powers and may be associated with holiness, purity, or mental discipline, such as:
* ThePowerOfTheSun
* LightEmUp
* PlayingWithFire, especially if [[FireIceDuo the night/moon character has ice powers]]
* HolyHandGrenade, holy or radiant damage, the power of "good"
* HealingHands, whether healing wounds or purifying the body, mind, or spirit
Night characters will instead have powers based on darkness, cold, or their connection with the moon, controlling water and the tides:
* {{Lunacy}}
* CastingAShadow, or in exaggerated cases, ThePowerOfTheVoid
* MakingASplash
* AnIcePerson, especially if [[FireIceDuo their day person controls fire]]
* DreamWalker or DreamWeaver powers, due to sleep being associated with night
Both may exhibit PsychicPowers, particularly a shared PsychicLink. By AllYourPowersCombined, they may be capable of deploying a YinYangBomb, possibly via a FusionDance.
Of course, a duo without powers may still apply. In addition, a pairing that merely has some of these powers isn't enough; they must be powers based on their association to day and night, rather than being incidental. A RedOniBlueOni situation will generally have the red oni as day and the blue oni as night.
Subtrope of SolarAndLunar. Compare AngelDevilShipping and FireIceDuo, which may both overlap with this trope.
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* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'': The Clow Cards [[SolarAndLunar fall under either 'sun' or 'moon' domains]], and are "led" by Sakura's two magical companions: the fire-breathing lion Kerberos (sun) and the mysteriously beautiful humanoid Yue (moon). Their designs reflect this as well, with Kerberos being golden and Yue having a white and blue color scheme.
* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'': This motif is present in the contrast between Karasuno's two freshman middle blockers, Hinata [[note]]written with the kanji for "sun"[[/note]], who is friendly, vibrant, and warm, and Tsukishima[[note]]written with the kanji for "moon"[[/note]], who is cold, aloof, and distant. It's [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3f/9e/58/3f9e584f0171ca4f66b3ddd2eaf0b942.png acknowledged]] in-series.
* ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'' has Itsuki and Yuri, Cure Sunshine and Cure Moonlight respectively. Especially telling as their personalities contrast one another (Itsuki's more friendly and outgoing while Yuri's more quiet and reserved).
* ''Manga/KannazukiNoMiko'': Chikane is associated with the Moon, Himeko with the Sun. The symbolism is further explored when Himeko, who believes herself to be an utterly ordinary girl, [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe wonders what the start student and school idol Chikane sees in her]]. Chikane then proceeds that, just like the Moon only shines with the reflected light of the Sun, so is Chikane inspired and motivated to "shine" in all things by her [[GirlsLove relationship]] with Himeko.
* ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'': Sun and Lunar tend to be associated [[ShapedLikeItself with the sun and the moon]] for [[MeaningfulName obvious reasons]]. Sun is an honorable woman and kind to everyone she meets while Lunar has a bit of a rotten side and is Sun's SitcomArchNemesis.
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* Creator/{{Michelangelo}} sculpted {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of Day and Night to adorn the tomb of Giuliano de' Medici. On the left, Night is shown, alongside its owl and sleep mask, holding its head up as her eyes close from exhaustion. On the right, Day is seen with his back towards the audience as he peaks his head over his muscular body to stare at the viewer.
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* DC/Wildstorm's ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' has founding members Apollo and Midnighter, a BadassGay married couple. Apollo is a SupermanSubstitute whose FlyingBrick[=/=]energy manipulation powers are fueled by [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar energy]], while ComicBook/{{Midnighter}} is an AwesomeByAnalysis cybernetic cowled vigilante. Yes, basically Superman and Batman if they were married.
* ''Comicbook/MoonKnight'' has this dynamic with [[EvilCounterpart Sun King]]. Both are avatars used by the Gods of the Moon and Sun, Khonshu and Ra, who get their power respectively from the moon or sun. The two have been at war with each other for centuries, and to make it even better Ra is Khonshu's [[ArchNemesisDad father]].
* The [[ComicBook/SupermanBatman World's Finest]] (the duo of Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/{{Batman}}) can be considered this as Superman gets his powers from the sun and Batman mostly works at night.
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* ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' has Yzma and Kuzco, who seem to represent a sun/moon relationship. During the production stage of the film, it went by the working title ''Emperor of the Sun'' with Kuzco being the titular emperor, who wears colors like red and yellow, bright and warm colors, while Yzma, the dark sorceress, wears mostly black and purple, dark and cold colors.
* The [[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Pixar Short]] ''WesternAnimation/DayAndNight'' starts the {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of day and night, respectively, as humanoid figures who have daytime and nighttime versions of the same scenes visible through their bodies. At first they are at odds with each other, but then they find common ground and become friends, and in the end [[spoiler:they switch places as the sun sets on one and rises on the other.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MuneGuardianOfTheMoon'' takes place in a world where the sun and moon are carried by titans, who are guided by guardians. The society itself is divided between Children of the Day and Children of the Night, however both sides are at peace. More specifically, the protagonist Mune is chosen as the guardian of the moon, and he ends up having to ally with Sohone, guardian of the sun, to save the world from eternal night.
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* ''Film/{{Ladyhawke}}'' contains a literal example. Lovers Navarre and Isabeau were cursed so that Navarre is human during the day and a wolf at night while Isabeau is human at night and a hawk during the day.
* ''Film/{{Twitches}}'', and it's sequel ''T*Witches Too'', has main characters Alex and Cameryn, twin rulers of the fantasy world Coventry. Alex, the misfortunate DeadpanSnarker of the pair, is associated with the night, being active when the moon is up and owning a moon-shaped charm. Bubbly and lucky Cameryn, meanwhile, is represented by the sun. Their birth names are [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Artemis and Apollo,]] respectively.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* In ''FanFic/TheApprenticeTheStudentAndTheCharlatan'', since their mentors are the Solar and Lunar Princesses themselves, Nova Shine and Twilight Sparkle have this dynamic. It even extends to their personalities; [[RedOniBlueOni Nova is colder and tries to stick to logic rather than let emotion in, where Twilight is much warmer and more readily embraces her emotions]].
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': The Dothraki believe that the sun and moon are married gods, with the sun being masculine and the moon being feminine. This is reflected in how Daenerys refers to Khal Drogo as "[her] sun and stars", while he refers to her as "moon of my life".
* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': The third book has the paladin of a religion based around the sun, travelling with a priestess of a religion based around the moon. Both had powers that could only be used during the day or the night, respectively.
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* The ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Masks" features artifacts from a civilization that has two major deities: Masaka representing the sun and Korgano representing the moon. Only one can be in control at a time. Their powers are unknown, [[ItMakesSenseInContext being embodied in Data and Picard respectively]], but it appears that the mythology is based on them being balancing forces for each other.
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* Myth/ClassicalMythology:
** Artemis and Apollo are the twins who rule over night and day. Artemis is further associated with femininity and nature, while Apollo is masculine and associated with cultured pursuits like art and medicine.
** Before them came Helios and Selene, Titans of the sun and moon. They were believed to control the movement of the sun and moon with their chariots. Their Roman equivalents were Sol and Luna, and they had a third sibling, being Eos, the dawn.
* In Myth/JapaneseMythology, siblings Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi are the solar and lunar deities, respectively. One legend goes that, after Tsukuyomi killed the goddess of food, Amaterasu was so offended by his violent act she demanded she never see him again. Thus, the sun and the moon rose separately.
* Myth/NorseMythology: Sol (sun goddess) and her brother Mani (moon god) form a pair. Both of them emerged at the creation of the universe and ride across the sky on horse-drawn chariots in order to tell the days for man.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/DigimonWorldDawnDusk'' has the two mascot Digimon [[PlayingWithFire Coronamon]] and [[AnIcePerson Lunamon]] whose respective Mega Forms, Apollomon and Dianamon, are the Digimon representatives of the Roman Gods of the sun and moon.
* Done symbolically with Tidus and Yuna in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''. Both their names are derived from the Okinawan language, with Tidus coming from the word for "Sun" and Yuna is the word for "Night". Tidus is very tanned, has bleached blonde hair, and wears very bright clothing, Yuna is quite pale, has dark hair and wears a dark skirt with a pattern of stars on it. Furthermore to get Tidus' [[InfinityPlusOneSword ultimate weapon]] you need to collect the Sun Crest and Sigil, while Yuna needs the Moon Crest and Sigil. Their powers and abilities don't really follow the theme, although their personalities do. (Tidus is brash and outgoing, Yuna is [[YamatoNadeshiko reserved, quiet, and demure]].)
* The ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' franchise has DualBoss Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright, who first appeared in ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' and have since become a mainstay RecurringBoss. They take turns battling Kirby on the ground while the other floats in the sky -- changing movesets and switching their boss stage between day and night whenever they swap. Mr. Shine is a WaddlingHead in the shape of a crescent moon who pelts the ground with shooting stars, throws crescent-shaped boomerangs, and has a RollingAttack; Mr. Bright is a floating ball WreathedInFlames with [[FloatingLimbs disembodied hands]] who projects a heat beam at the ground, throws fireballs, and has a flaming charge attack.
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': the protagonist Kyo has the image of the sun on the back of his jacket, and his rival Iori has the image of the moon on the back of his coat. Kyo is lively, confident, full of himself and has fire powers, while Iori is brooding, moody and has power of dark purplish fire. While they occasionally team up against bigger threats, more often than not they meet in the tournaments as opponents.
* ''VideoGame/{{Hellsinker}}'' has Sol and Luna. In the context of the game mechanics, Sol is collected over time or by picking up yellow chips, and is used to fire your SmartBomb, while Luna is collected with purple chips and used to make your main weapon's shots more dense, decreasing the more you fire your main weapon.
* Brighton and Twila, your hosts in ''VideoGame/MarioParty6'', have a clear sun and moon motif, respectively. Brighton has a sun head and Twila a moon head, and they turn the board to either day or night, respectively, after three turns each time. They also get into an argument over which of them is more brilliant.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Espeon and Umbreon were introduced in the second generation to show off the new day/night feature. Both evolve from an Eevee that has high happiness, but Espeon evolves during the day and Umbreon during the night. For further contrast, Espeon is a Psychic-Type, and Umbreon a Dark-Type.
** Lunatone and Solrock are, as their name implies, living stones based on the sun and the moon. They are believed to be meteorites, though this is unproven. Solrock is said to absorb energy from the sun while Lunatone is most powerful during the full moon. Finally, they are version counterparts, with Solrock being in Ruby and Lunatone in Sapphire.
** Fittingly for the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', their main legendaries are based on the sun and the moon. Both evolve from a nebula Pokemon called Cosmoem, with their final form based on the game. ''Sun/Ultra Sun'' has Solgaleo, a white sun-lion, while ''Moon/Ultra Moon'' has blue moon-bat Lunala.
* Nine times out of ten, if a ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' installment has Anime/Daitarn3, the robot that uses ThePowerOfTheSun, then its moon-based counterpart, Anime/Zambot3 is more than likely to be right beside it. Especially telling is when their ultimate combination attack, the Combination Crash, starts out with them using their finishers, respectively the Sun Attack and Moon Attack.
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'':
** Two of the [[TerribleTrio Three Fairies of Light]] 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]].
** Two of the Prismriver Sisters are eldest sister Lunasa, who wears a hat with a moon decoration, and has the power to produce [[BrownNote depressing sound with her violin]], and second child Merlin, who wears a hat with a sun decoration, and has the power to produce [[BrownNote uplifting sound with her trumpet]].
** This also applies to Kaguya Houraisan and Fujiwara no Mokou, though more thematically than anything else. Kaguya is a [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman fair]] {{Lunarian|s}} [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]] who was exiled after she drank the [[ElixirOfLife Hourai Elixir]] to obtain CompleteImmortality, and Mokou is the [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl tomboyish]] 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 playingfield 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.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' has the Warframe Equinox that can freely switch between its Day Mode and its Night Mode, changing its active skills and physical appearance. You also need to build each individual Mode before you can build it, requiring double the resources and time than other Warframes.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Princesses Celestia and Luna have domain over day and night, respectively. Celestia is white with a sun cutie-mark, a pastel mane and tail, and in addition to raising the sun, she has massive amounts of magical energy. Princess Luna is dark blue with a moon cutie-mark, a sparkly blue mane and tail, and in addition to raising the moon, she has DreamWalker abilities. This contrast is what led to the conflict in the pilot; Princess Luna, feeling underappreciated because ponies enjoyed the morning but slept through the night, became Nightmare Moon and attempted to take over the world with eternal night. After being banished to the moon for a thousand years and then defeated by the Mane Six, she and Celestia made up and agreed to rule together.
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