The Sun through time has usually been regarded as a masculine force while the Moon has been regarded as a feminine force.
The Moon is often worshiped as a Lunar Goddess.
Many of the ancient pantheons had Lunar Goddesses.
In China the Moon is the force that is behind "yin", "feminine".
Egypt : Hathor and Isis.
Rome : Diana and Luna.
Greece : Selene and Artemis.
Phoenicia : Astarte.