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Astronomy

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The Stars

Stars may also play an important role in-game. Vana'Diel has it's own stellar map with constellations corresponding to different avatars and elements.

Element	Position in the Sky	Related Avatar
Dark	North	Odin
Fire	Northwest	Ifrit
Water	West	Leviathan
Lightning	Southwest	Ramuh
Earth	South	Titan
Wind	Southeast	Garuda
Ice	East	Shiva
Light	Northeast	Alexander

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Moon Phases

Different phases of the moon last for about 2-3 in-game days, and their status can be seen as a percentage from the "Current Time" command in your menu. Don't forget! One in-game day = one hour IRL, which works out to about 2.5 seconds to one in-game minute.

If I remember my astronomy correctly, the RL order is New Moon, Waxing Cresent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Cresent, New Moon. From start to finish, I think the cycle takes 29-30 days, but as mentioned in The Stars of Ifrit quest, it may be a bit shorter in ffxi. (RL moon phase is 27 and 1/4 days =P)

The complete moon phase progression in game uses all these phases.

Next 5 Full Moon Periods (All times are CST)

Vana Start	Earth Start	Vana End	Earth End
Ear 07/30 23:59 <90%	Tue 12/02 18:36	Fir 08/07 23:59 >93%	Wed 12/03 01:19
Thu 10/24 23:59 <90%	Sat 12/06 03:14	Ice 11/01 23:59 >93%	Sat 12/06 09:57
Ear 01/18 23:59 <90%	Tue 12/09 11:52	Fir 01/25 23:59 >93%	Tue 12/09 18:36
Thu 04/12 23:59 <90%	Fri 12/12 20:31	Ice 04/19 23:59 >93%	Sat 12/13 03:14
Ear 07/06 23:59 <90%	Tue 12/16 05:09	Fir 07/13 23:59 >93%	Tue 12/16 11:52

Next 5 New Moon Periods (All times are CST)

Vana Start	Earth Start	Vana End	Earth End
Dar 06/18 23:59 >10%	Mon 12/01 02:16	Lig 06/25 23:59 <7%	Mon 12/01 09:00
Win 09/12 23:59 >10%	Thu 12/04 10:55	Wat 09/19 23:59 <7%	Thu 12/04 17:38
Dar 12/06 23:59 >10%	Sun 12/07 19:33	Lig 12/13 23:59 <7%	Mon 12/08 02:16
Win 02/30 23:59 >10%	Thu 12/11 04:12	Wat 03/07 23:59 <7%	Thu 12/11 10:55
Dar 05/24 23:59 >10%	Sun 12/14 12:50	Lig 06/01 23:59 <7%	Sun 12/14 19:33

The Sun

Certain quests work based upon sunlight; certain mobs spawn during the day or night.
For example, Bastok Market's Breaking Stones quest requires a sunny, cloudless day.

Time Differeneces

Vana'diel time is different than real life time.

1 hour of our real time = 1 day in Vana'diel.
10 minutes of real time = 4 hours in Vana'diel.
2 minutes 30 second of real time = 1 hour in Vana'diel.
1 minute in Vana'diel is roughly 0.04 seconds in real life.

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