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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 11/06 23:59 <90%	Fri 10/10 01:21	Fir 11/13 23:59 >93%	Fri 10/10 08:04
Thu 01/30 23:59 <90%	Mon 10/13 10:00	Ice 02/07 23:59 >93%	Mon 10/13 16:43
Ear 04/24 23:59 <90%	Thu 10/16 18:38	Fir 05/01 23:59 >93%	Fri 10/17 01:21
Thu 07/18 23:59 <90%	Mon 10/20 03:16	Ice 07/25 23:59 >93%	Mon 10/20 10:00
Ear 10/12 23:59 <90%	Thu 10/23 11:55	Fir 10/19 23:59 >93%	Thu 10/23 18:38

Next 5 New Moon Periods (All times are CST)

Vana Start	Earth Start	Vana End	Earth End
Dar 09/24 23:59 >10%	Wed 10/08 09:02	Lig 10/01 23:59 <7%	Wed 10/08 15:45
Win 12/18 23:59 >10%	Sat 10/11 17:40	Wat 12/25 23:59 <7%	Sun 10/12 00:24
Dar 03/12 23:59 >10%	Wed 10/15 02:19	Lig 03/19 23:59 <7%	Wed 10/15 09:02
Win 06/06 23:59 >10%	Sat 10/18 10:57	Wat 06/13 23:59 <7%	Sat 10/18 17:40
Dar 08/30 23:59 >10%	Tue 10/21 19:36	Lig 09/07 23:59 <7%	Wed 10/22 02:19

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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see also:
Meteorology	Cartography	Crafting	Fellowship NPC
Bestiary	Merit Points	Experience Points	In the Name of Science
NPC Weapon List	snipsnap-search	Limbus	Achievements (Xbox 360)
Rare Exclusive Armor	Furnishings	RSE Quest Chart	Astronomy
Assault	Relic Weapons	Artifact Armor	Rare Exclusive Weapons