Daytime

About This Minecraft Day/Night Cycle Tool

This simulator was created as a helpful tool for all Minecraft fans, especially those who enjoy deep cave explorations. It’s inspired by friends who often needed to know the in-game day and night times to rest, continue adventuring, or avoid the dangers of nighttime mobs. This tool is perfect for keeping everyone in sync on multiplayer adventures, ensuring safety and planning. Whether you’re deep in the mines or coordinating a build, this cycle timer will keep you on track and aware of when it's time to sleep. Plan and play smarter—together!

The Minecraft Day/Night Cycle Explained

The Minecraft day and night cycle lasts 20 real-world minutes and simulates a full day with changing phases. Understanding this cycle helps you know when to explore safely and when to prepare for the dangers that come with nightfall. Below is a comprehensive breakdown of how time flows in Minecraft.

In-Game Time Conversions

In Minecraft, time moves 72 times faster than in real life. This means one full day in Minecraft is equivalent to only 20 minutes in the real world. Here are some conversions:

Detailed Minecraft Day/Night Phases

Each 20-minute day in Minecraft is divided into phases that emulate the sun rising, setting, and nightfall. Here’s a detailed look at each phase:

1. Daytime:
   • Duration: 10 minutes.
   • Start: 0 ticks (6:00 AM).
   • End: 12,000 ticks (6:00 PM).
   • Details: This phase is well-lit by the sun, allowing safe exploration and work. Villagers go about their daily tasks.
2. Sunset/Dusk:
   • Duration: 50 seconds.
   • Start: 12,000 ticks (6:00 PM).
   • End: 13,000 ticks (7:00 PM).
   • Details: The sky darkens with a warm hue. Players can sleep to skip the night if mobs aren’t nearby, and villagers head to bed.
3. Nighttime:
   • Duration: 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
   • Start: 13,000 ticks (7:00 PM).
   • End: 23,000 ticks (5:00 AM).
   • Details: Hostile mobs start spawning in dark areas. The moon reaches its highest point at midnight (18,000 ticks).
4. Sunrise/Dawn:
   • Duration: 50 seconds.
   • Start: 23,000 ticks (5:00 AM).
   • End: 24,000 ticks (6:00 AM).
   • Details: The sun rises, signaling the end of the night. The sky lightens, making it safe again for players and villagers.

How to Use Clocks in Minecraft

In Minecraft, clocks are useful for tracking the day and night cycle, especially when underground or in locations without a visible sky. However, clocks are only functional in the Overworld and won’t work in dimensions like the Nether or the End.

Time Commands in Minecraft

• Setting the Time:
  • /time set <value> adjusts the current time. Common commands include:
  • /time set 0 - sets time to the start of the day (6:00 AM).
  • /time set noon - sets the time to noon.
  • /time set sunset - sets time to sunset (6:00 PM) in Bedrock Edition only.
• Adjusting Moon Phases:
  • The moon follows an eight-phase cycle that can be manipulated using /time add 24000 to progress through each phase. Specific moon phases are accessible with commands like /time set 14000 for a full moon.

Achievements and Goals Related to Time

• Passing the Time: Play for 100 Minecraft days, which equals about 33 hours in real life.
• Free Diver: Stay underwater for 2 minutes using water-breathing potions or similar effects.
• Castaway: Consume only dried kelp for three consecutive Minecraft days.
• Sleep with the Fishes: Stay submerged for an entire Minecraft day (20 minutes) without air.

Sleeping Mechanics in Minecraft

Sleeping in Minecraft allows players to skip the night, avoid mobs, and set spawn points. Here’s a complete guide on how beds work and when to sleep:

Conditions for Sleeping

• When to Sleep: You can sleep during the night (ticks 12542 to 23459) or during thunderstorms. Even in rain-free biomes like deserts, thunderstorms still allow sleeping.
• Sleep Duration: You remain in bed for 101 ticks, which equals 5.05 real seconds. This advances the night to sunrise, resetting time to the start of the day.
• Daylight Cycle: If /gamerule doDaylightCycle is set to false, players will exit beds after 101 ticks, but time won’t advance.

Bed Usage in Different Minecraft Dimensions

• Overworld-Only Feature: Beds only work in the Overworld. Attempting to sleep in the Nether, the End, or custom dimensions where sleeping is disabled causes the bed to explode, damaging players and igniting nearby blocks unless /gamerule respawnBlocksExplode is set to false (Bedrock Edition only).
• Villager Behavior: Villagers sleep safely in any dimension without explosions.

Limits on Sleeping

• Players cannot sleep if they’re on fire, poisoned, or starving.
• If another player occupies the bed, the message "This bed is occupied" will appear.

How to Skip the Night

When all conditions are met, and players enter their beds, the screen fades to black, and the time advances to sunrise. Rain and snow clear, though only if it’s currently raining or snowing in Java Edition.

Setting Spawn Points with Beds

Using a bed at any time of day sets your spawn point to that location. In Java Edition, multiple players can share a spawn point at one bed, whereas, in Bedrock Edition, only the last player to use the bed respawns there.

Additional Bed Mechanics

• Monster Interference: Sleeping players can be awakened by nearby hostile mobs.
• Suffocation Risk: Players and villagers can suffocate if there’s insufficient space above the bed upon waking. Beds need at least two blocks above them to ensure safe waking.
• Villager Interactions: Villagers use beds independently and always wake on top of them, which can result in suffocation if space above is limited.