The Sun
The Sun is the Major Arcana card 19 of the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck, representing joy, success, vitality.
Warmth, clarity, and well-being are with you. The Sun is one of the deck's most generous cards — celebrating presence, success, and being fully seen.
Temporary clouds, delayed joy, self-doubt despite outward success.
A radiant, joyful connection. Or a relationship coming into its full bloom.
Recognition, success, the satisfaction of being seen for your work.
✦ Notice what is going right today. Gratitude is not naivety.
How to interpret The Sun
Symbolism
The Sun shows a child on a white horse beneath a bright, open sky. The wall behind suggests a boundary already crossed; the sunflowers turn toward life. This is clarity, vitality, innocence restored, and joy made visible.
In a reading
In a reading, The Sun brings success, warmth, visibility, confidence, and honest happiness. It supports celebration, creative expression, health, children, friendship, and any situation improved by openness rather than secrecy.
Reversed nuance
Reversed, The Sun usually softens rather than cancels its blessing. It may show delayed joy, self-consciousness, temporary clouds, or difficulty receiving good news without looking for the catch.
Frequently asked about The Sun
Common questions readers ask about this card
What does the The Sun tarot card mean?+
Warmth, clarity, and well-being are with you. The Sun is one of the deck's most generous cards — celebrating presence, success, and being fully seen.
What does The Sun mean in love?+
A radiant, joyful connection. Or a relationship coming into its full bloom.
What does The Sun mean for career?+
Recognition, success, the satisfaction of being seen for your work.
What does The Sun reversed mean?+
Temporary clouds, delayed joy, self-doubt despite outward success.
