[supersimian]

Here are your directions

North = Darkness
North east = Light
East = Ice
South east = Wind
South = Earth
South west = Lightning
West = Water
North west = Fire

You don't have to believe this if you don't want. There are lots of reasons and factors behind why and what direction to pick, it has alot to do with the likeness of the day vs. the crystal in use and what you are synthing for. The result of direction you pick only affects your chances of what you are going for, or not going for(HQrate vs. critical break vs. safer synth, skill up, etc..). A little bit of luck and some altered chances can go a long way and makes a big difference (ask a thief) if you are like me and go on massive synth binges for profit you will notice the differance.

The best direction for skill up is the direction that is strong against the crystal used just like the day but if you stack the day and direction against your crystal it is bad if the lvl cap of what you are trying to skillup up will be slightly over a lvl reduced and you will get too many breaks, use this method, atleast the day part---direction really not necessary here, if you are withing 2-3 lvls from the cap.

For HQ the best results come from facing the direction that is stongest against the crystal used. Also using the direction of likeness to the crystal used is good for HQ aswell, like facing light direction using fire crystal or Dark using water crystal. If you use the crystal in the direction against on the day of likeness, like fire crystal facing water (west) on darksday you will have nearly optimal results. Same for using water crystal at lightning direction on lightday,,..etc.