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<blockquote data-quote="Pielorinho" data-source="post: 536489" data-attributes="member: 259">I have, too.&nbsp; If the sky is really, really overcast, it might be an issue.&nbsp; Otherwise, assuming you know the rough time of day and the season and the hemisphere (things that you'll generally know), you perform the following steps:1) Look for a patch of sunlight at least 3 inches across.&nbsp; You can almost always find this, no matter how thick the forest -- I've performed this experiment in the old-growth temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest.2) Stick your finger in the patch of sunlight, pointing at the ground.3) Look at your finger's shadow.4) Assuming you're in the Northern hemisphere and that it's not midsummer and that it's midafternoon, the sun is gonna be in the southwest part of the sky.&nbsp; That means your shadow will point northeast.&nbsp; If it's morning, your shadow will point northwest.&nbsp; If it's noon, it'll point north.It's pretty simple -- more simple than, for example, tumbling through an ogre's reach in the middle of combat.At least, in my experience it's easier <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />.Daniel</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pielorinho, post: 536489, member: 259"] I have, too. If the sky is really, really overcast, it might be an issue. Otherwise, assuming you know the rough time of day and the season and the hemisphere (things that you'll generally know), you perform the following steps: 1) Look for a patch of sunlight at least 3 inches across. You can almost always find this, no matter how thick the forest -- I've performed this experiment in the old-growth temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. 2) Stick your finger in the patch of sunlight, pointing at the ground. 3) Look at your finger's shadow. 4) Assuming you're in the Northern hemisphere and that it's not midsummer and that it's midafternoon, the sun is gonna be in the southwest part of the sky. That means your shadow will point northeast. If it's morning, your shadow will point northwest. If it's noon, it'll point north. It's pretty simple -- more simple than, for example, tumbling through an ogre's reach in the middle of combat. At least, in my experience it's easier ;). Daniel [/QUOTE]

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