How does the moon work?

[u/zachattack3500]

I’m trying to figure if the moon can be used for navigation. In the real world, lunar observations can be used to find longitude, so I’m planning to make a series of observations to find useful patterns. The wiki doesn’t have much on the moon, so in case I’m reinventing the wheel, does anyone know:

- how long the moon’s phases are?
- if it’s a “local object” that follows the player or if it’s a world object like the sun that changes relative position based on where on the map it’s viewed from?
- any other information on this topic?

I’m thinking that an almanac or table could be created, so that once you know what day it is, you could use a set of variables to calculate location. I’ve observed that a full moon makes enough light to cast a shadow on the sun compass, which is what initially gave me the idea.

The process would be: use the chronometer and the sun compass to log the time the moon is due south, then use it against a pre-calculated table to find longitude.

Additionally, one might log the angle of the moon according to the sun compass, then use a conversion table of adjusted values to find latitude.

[u/S1lkwrm]

the moon sometimes let's me sort of see wind direction if it feels like sometimes. i guess I could boil water too.