1 __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. {table} 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 {table} {image:StellarMap.bmp} 1 __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)__ ~~ {table} Vana Start| Earth Start|Vana End|Earth End| {MoonMacro:Full Moon|5} {table} ~~Next 5 New Moon Periods __(All times are CST)__ ~~ {table} Vana Start| Earth Start|Vana End|Earth End| {MoonMacro:New Moon|5} {table} 1 __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. 1 __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. 2006-12-30 19:38:29.417 2005-10-20 18:46:29.213 Thu Oct 20 18:47:39 CDT 2005 Thu Oct 20 18:51:21 CDT 2005