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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 11/30 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.

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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	Jobs	Expeditionary Force