The Sun tarot card meaning

What the card shows

A huge sun with a calm face fills the top of the card. Below it, a naked child sits on a white horse, arms spread, holding a long red banner. Tall sunflowers lean over a grey wall behind them. It is the brightest card in the deck, and nothing in it is hidden.

The Sun upright

The Sun is the card of joy, warmth and things going well. It describes confidence, clarity and the simple pleasure of a good day. Upright, it favours enjoying success without apology and sharing it. It is the card most readers hope to draw, and it asks that you let yourself have the good moment instead of waiting for the catch.

Keywords: joy, success, warmth, confidence

The Sun reversed

Reversed, the sun is still there and harder to feel. Good news may be slower than hoped, or worry may be keeping you from enjoying what is going well. It can also describe overconfidence, a success taken for granted. The card asks you to notice one thing that is genuinely good right now, and let it count.

Keywords: dimmed joy, overconfidence, slow good news

In love

In love, The Sun describes happiness, openness and a relationship that feels easy to be in. It suits celebrations and being seen at your best. Reversed, it can point at a good relationship weighed down by outside stress, and suggests protecting time to simply enjoy each other.

At work

At work, this is a card of recognition, success and confidence. It suits presenting your work and accepting credit. Reversed, it suggests that success may be delayed rather than denied, or that confidence has run ahead of preparation.

When you are deciding

When deciding, The Sun asks which option makes you feel lighter, and treats that feeling as evidence. If an option looks good on paper and leaves you dreading it, the card counts the dread.