The Ancient Mariner's Sun and Moon

On the same note of repetition, Coleridge uses the sun and moon repeatedly throughout the poem as symbols to foreshadow what is coming in the mariner's tale. This begins at line 24, as the mariner first reports that "the sun camp up upon the left"and "higher" everyday until a storm came.
When the albatross first makes its appearance, it is known to be a good sign and is "glimmer[ing] the white moon-shine" (78). After the mariner shoots the albatross, "the Sun now rose upon the right" (82).
The sun and the moon not only contrast each other but they don't exist together. In Part 2, "the bloody Sun, at noon" is said to be "no bigger than the Moon". While the sun now symbolizes the vengeance of the albatross, the moon begins to symbolize the spirit that will guide the mariner home. This stanza represents their opposition as well as the idea that one is not bigger or better than the other.
The sun is repeatedly mentioned as the skeleton ship holding Death and Life-in-Death. The ship silhouette is set against the sun and "her sails glance in the Sun" as she gets closer and closer. In this section, the sun is linked heavily with this foreboding ship representing the crew's death.
As the mariner is stuck on this ship with a dead crew, he searches for hope and looks at the "moving Moon". This leads to him having loving thoughts towards the water-snakes because they are God's creatures which begins to break the spell.
The moon repeats its magic when "Beneath the lighting and the moon / The dead men gave a groan" (329 - 330).
Vengeance is brought up again when the "Sun, right above the mast" led the ship to suddenly jolt, leading the mariner to hit his head and be knocked out.
In his sleep, spirits begin to talk to each other, mentioning that the mariner's "great bright eye most silently / Up to the Moon is cast" which is why the ship is moving without any wind.
This is where an idea is revealed that the mariner has the ability to even hypnotize the moon as a way of aiding his journey.
I find this to be an interesting idea, especially since the moon affects the tides of the ocean. It's as if in looking at the moon with hope and love, the mariner ended up affecting the tide itself.