[MCPE-21666] The moon is weirdly rotated Created: 30/Apr/17  Updated: 31/Jul/17  Resolved: 31/Jul/17

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft (Bedrock codebase)
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: 1.1.0.9, 1.1.0.55, 1.1.3.1
Fix Version/s: 1.2.0.2

Type: Bug
Reporter: WingDing
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 4
Labels: None

Attachments: PNG File MCPE Moon.PNG     PNG File Minecraft - Pocket Edition_2017-04-30-09-31-07.png     PNG File Minecraft - Pocket Edition_2017-04-30-09-32-17.png     PNG File Minecraft - Pocket Edition_2017-04-30-09-33-30.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MCPE-22699 Moon texture glitch Resolved
Relates
relates to MCPE-21232 At night the stars rise from north an... Resolved
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Platform: Android
CHK:
ADO: 69595

 Description   

Xperia Z5

The moon looks like it's abnormally rotated when it shows up.

How to produce:

Set the time to night.
Look at the moon.

(Can't attach screenshot because it doesn't let me to)



 Comments   
Comment by JoePCool14 [ 14/Jul/17 ]

Can confirm this in v1.1.3.

Comment by karadine [ 22/Jun/17 ]

If it isn't intended behavior, then it should be. In the real world, if the observer is near the equator, they would see the moon's crescent as parallel to the horizon much like it is shown in-game. Its only at northern/southern latitudes that the moon appears angled against the horizon.

Since the game world is flat, and the sun's zenith is the midpoint directly above, then the moon would appear like at the equator.

A bigger inaccuracy would be related to the moon rising at the same time every single day, but It makes sense that players need a visual means of telling the time. As such, it should appear as a full moon every single night if it rises at the same time as sunset.

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