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* ''ComicBook/TheSacrificers'': King Rokos and Queen Luna are literaly the sun and the moon of the world of Harlos, respectively.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', one of the most well-known sidequests involve a couple who made a ChildhoodMarriagePromise to exchange masks on the day of the Carnival of Time, which was also to be their wedding day. Kafei, the groom, modeled his mask after the sun, while Anju, the bride, modeled hers after the moon. When the two masks are brought together, they turn into the Couple's Mask, which they give to Link as thanks for helping reunite them.

* Princesses Celestia and Luna from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' are a {{subver|tedTrope}}sion in the fact they are both female.

** Solgaleo and Lunala, associated respectively with the sun and moon, are said to be the male and female evolutions of Cosmog. However, all three are genderless in-game.

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* In Roman Catholicism, Jesus is sometimes associated with the sun and the Virgin Mary with the moon. This is meant to symbolize how moonlight is a reflection of sunlight, and the Mary is an intercessor for Jesus. However, the sun woman in Revelation is often interpreted as the Virgin Mary; if you take the story as a Christianization of the Horus cycle then the symbolism is truly and well reversed, with Jesus as the Moon (god analogue).

* ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'': Inverted. After the Two Trees of Valinor are destroyed by Melkor and Ungoliant, their last remnants are placed in vessels which become the sun and moon. Two Maiar (essentially minor angels) are chosen to guide their paths through the sky; the female Arien guides the sun, while the male Tilion guides the moon.

* In Myth/PhilippineMythology, Apolaki is the god of the Sun and Mayari is the goddess of the Moon. The JustSoStory of the Moon's phases is that Apolaki and Mayari had a fight on who could rule the heavens and he hit her leaving her blind with one eye, and made peace by taking turns with him ruling the day, and her ruling the night.

* The Alola arc of ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' (which corresponds to the ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' game) names the male protagonist "Sun", and the female protagonist "Moon".

* In the ''Literature/DreambloodDuology'''s CreationMyth, the Sun was an AbhorrentAdmirer to the sisters Waking Moon and Dreaming Moon until the latter [[WomenAreWiser laid down the law]], took him in hand, and married him.

Please list inversions under NightAndDayDuo.

No inversions, please, otherwise this page would be too similar to NightAndDayDuo.

Sub-trope of NightAndDayDuo. Related to SolarAndLunar, CosmicMotifs, LightDarknessJuxtaposition, FireWaterJuxtaposition, FireIsMasculine, and WaterIsWomanly. Compare TheFaceOfTheSun and TheManInTheMoon.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. Inverted in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E16Masks "Masks"]] which has Masaka, an EvilMatriarch sun goddess, and her male rival Korgano, represented by the moon.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. Inverted in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E16Masks "Masks"]] which has Masaka, a cruel queen represented by the sun, and her male rival Korgano, represented by the moon.

* ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': The SixthRanger Daggeron is male and the PowerOfTheSun. The Rangers' female ally Claire draws her power from the moon.

* As noted above Myth/{{Aboriginal|AustralianMyths}} sun deities are mostly women and moon deities mostly masculine. A notable exception are with the indigenous people of Tasmania, where the sun (Parnuen) and the Moon (Vena) are male and female respectively, being a husband and wife pair that created the world. Why this is nobody knows.

** Overtime, Apollo and Artemis/Diana, the god of light and the goddess of the hunt, became conflated with Helios and Selene, respectively. Therefore, Apollo became a sun god and Diana became a moon goddess.

* In Roman Catholicism, Jesus is sometimes associated with the sun and the Virgin Mary to the moon. This is meant to symbolize how moonlight is a reflection of sunlight, and the Mary is an intercessor for Jesus. However, the sun woman in Revelation is often interpreted as the Virgin Mary; if you take the story as a Christianization of the Horus cycle then the symbolism is truly and well reversed, with Jesus as the Moon (god analogue).

In many cultures around the world, the sun is been associated with masculinity and the moon with femininity. The sun can be considered fierce, harsh, and blazing, traits usually seen as masculine, while the moon can be considered delicate, gentle, and beautiful, traits usually seen as feminine. Additionally, the moon goes through [[MenstruationTropes monthly cycles]], while the sun [[RagingStiffie rises every morning]]. Many ancient religions that worshipped the sun and moon personified them as gods and associated those traits with them.

** The SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' turns this on this head by having the light spirit Raava as female and the dark spirit Vaatu as male. While the latter is not outright associated with the moon, the former is imlicitly associated with the sun as Korra in the SpiritWorld can make the sun brighter.

* ''Anime/YuGiOhARCV'': Apollo and Diana, two Fusion Dimension duelists who respectively guard the towers holding Ruri and Rin. Apollo's deck and attire is based on the sun, while Diana's is based on the moon. Despite their SmugSnake attitudes, Both of them are effortlessly [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]] by Yugo and Kaito in one turn.

* As noted above [[Myth/AboriginalAustralianMyths Aboriginal]] sun deities are mostly women and moon deities mostly masculine. A notable exception are with the indigenous people of Tasmania, where the sun (Parnuen) and the Moon (Vena) are male and female respectively, being a husband and wife pair that created the world. Why this is nobody knows.

* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls1'': Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, certainly believed this, [[spoiler: which is why he raised his son Gwyndolin [[AbusiveParents to be female when he was born with powers of the moon]]]]

* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'': In the Aselia setting, which includes ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'', ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', and their related spinoffs, [[SolarAndLunar Aska and Luna]] have this dynamic. Both are Great Spirits of [[LightEmUp Light]] and are technically genderless, but Aska represents the sun's light and is traditionally perceived as masculine, while Luna represents the moon's light and takes the form of a young woman.

* Princesses Celestia and Luna from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' are a [[SubbertedTrope subversion]] in the fact they are both female.

* Wikipedia has a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_deity#Female_and_male page section for discussing the genders of lunar and solar deities]], which notes that female suns are ''more common'' than male suns overall. Sun goddesses and moon gods, while many exist, should not be listed here.

* ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet2'': [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in two of the costumes, Mrs. Sun and Mr. Moon.