Sextant

     

PC/Console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This information applies only to the PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

Sextant

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Statistics

Type	AccessoryCrafting material
Tooltip	Displays the phase of the moon
Rarity	01*
Sell	1
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 3096

The Sextant is an informational accessory that displays the current moon phase. It can be received as a 3.33*1/30 (3.33%) / 2.5*1/40 (2.5%) chance reward for completing fishing quests for the Angler NPC. It is part of the Cell Phone's crafting tree.

On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, the Angler will not give the player a Sextant as a reward if they already have one in their inventory or in any of their portable storage. However, if they have a Fisherman's Pocket Guide, Weather Radio, and Sextant (or at least one of the accessories crafted from them: the Fish Finder, PDA, Shellphone, or Cell Phone) in their inventories, he will be able to give them duplicate Sextants.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Sextant	Fisherman's Pocket Guide	Shimmer Transmutation

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Weather Radio	Sextant	Shimmer Transmutation
Fish Finder	Fisherman's Pocket Guide Weather Radio Sextant	Tinkerer's Workshop

Notes

• Unlike most accessories, informational accessories such as the Sextant do not need to be equipped in an accessory slot. The Sextant may be carried in the player's inventory without loss of functionality, unless equipped to a social slot. Additionally, the info it provides will be shared with nearby players of the same team in multiplayer. Keep in mind modifiers will no longer apply to the player when not equipped.
• The icon of the Sextant turns into a red moon during a Blood Moon or a Solar Eclipse.
• A real-life sextant is used to determine the angle between two objects, often by sailors to determine latitude, and has nothing to do with the phase of the moon.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Angler quest reward chance increased.
  • The Angler will no longer give duplicate informational accessories, unless the player already has all of them.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.

References

zh-tw:六分仪