According to the myth, Amaterasu Omikami became angry, knowing the cruel deed of Tsukiyomi and condemning him (or her) as a bad god; from that day on, the sun and moon have come to live one night apart from each other.
天照大神は月夜見の凶行を知って「汝悪しき神なり」と怒り、それ以来、日と月とは一日一夜隔て離れて住むようになったという。