How to identify the west?
The easiest way is to find the west by the sun. Where it goes beyond the horizon is the west.
How to identify the west by day
If you need to find out where the west is in the daytime, it will not be difficult.
At noon, you need to navigate the shadow cast from an object. The direction of the shadow will point to the north, respectively, the west is to the left of this direction.
How to identify the west at night
And if you want to know the direction of the west in the dark?
Of course, at night the most important landmark is the starry sky. To determine the west, you need to find the North Star in the constellation Ursa Major and turn to face it. To the left of you will be the west.
You can also navigate the moon. If a thin month is seen in the sky, turned to the left, then to the west of it will be about one o'clock in the morning. If the moon is full, then in the west it happens early in the morning - closer to 7 o'clock.