The moon would like a word
Comment on I would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 months ago
If it’s before noon: Go away from the sun.
If it’s after noon: Go toward the sun.
If it’s night… Wait for morning, and go away from the sun.
lowleveldata@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 months ago
There’s no idiom for which way the moon rises and sets so you SOL.
Strykker@programming.dev 10 months ago
Well it tends to rise and set in the same direction as the sun because the earth spinning is what causes them to rise and set.
gnu@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
If it’s night and you can see both the Southern Cross and the Pointers it’s pretty trivial to determine south; if you’re in the northern hemisphere you get it even easier with Polaris to mark north.
chrizzly@feddit.org 11 months ago
My initial thought when reading your comment was a response about differentiation of both hemispheres, but the way you wrote it was actually quite clever, so kudos for that! :D
Routhinator@startrek.website 11 months ago
*Advice not applicable if you are north or south of a given latitude.
GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Instructions unclear, I’m at the north pole
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 11 months ago
If you’re at the pole, just walk due south.