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 |
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 11/30 23:59 <90% | Thu 09/02 05:12 | Fir 12/07 23:59 >93% | Thu 09/02 11:55 | |
| Thu 02/24 23:59 <90% | Sun 09/05 13:50 | Ice 03/01 23:59 >93% | Sun 09/05 20:33 | |
| Ear 05/18 23:59 <90% | Wed 09/08 22:28 | Fir 05/25 23:59 >93% | Thu 09/09 05:12 | |
| Thu 08/12 23:59 <90% | Sun 09/12 07:07 | Ice 08/19 23:59 >93% | Sun 09/12 13:50 | |
| Ear 11/06 23:59 <90% | Wed 09/15 15:45 | Fir 11/13 23:59 >93% | Wed 09/15 22:28 | |
Next 5 New Moon Periods (All times are CST)
| Vana Start | Earth Start | Vana End | Earth End | |
|---|
| Dar 10/18 23:59 >10% | Tue 08/31 12:52 | Lig 10/25 23:59 <7% | Tue 08/31 19:36 | |
| Win 01/12 23:59 >10% | Fri 09/03 21:31 | Wat 01/19 23:59 <7% | Sat 09/04 04:14 | |
| Dar 04/06 23:59 >10% | Tue 09/07 06:09 | Lig 04/13 23:59 <7% | Tue 09/07 12:52 | |
| Win 06/30 23:59 >10% | Fri 09/10 14:48 | Wat 07/07 23:59 <7% | Fri 09/10 21:31 | |
| Dar 09/24 23:59 >10% | Mon 09/13 23:26 | Lig 10/01 23:59 <7% | Tue 09/14 06:09 | |
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.