How long do nights last in minecraft

Knowing how long the days and nights are in Minecraft will be useful for many things. This knowledge will help you plan your journeys and optimize your gameplay as well as much more.

The Length of the Day Cycle

Instead of there being simply two times–day and night–there are four: daytime, sunset, nighttime, and sunrise. The total time of a full day cycle is 20 minutes. The majority of this cycle is made up of the daytime and nighttime sections.

About Daytime

This portion of the cycle takes up the most time and is when you can be the most productive. Monsters do not spawn in daylight and many kinds will burn if they make contact with it. The sun will light up areas that its rays directly hit, which will raise a block’s light level to 15. This is the maximum light level, which has a lot of useful traits:

• Sunlight causes vegetation to grow (Saplings, Grass blocks, various kinds of vegetables, etc.)
• The light from the sun will set certain monsters on fire (mostly undead enemies like Skeletons and Zombies)
• Makes Spiders neutral towards you
• Will force Endermen to stop attacking you and to teleport away

About Sunset

During this section of the cycle, the light level will gradually decrease from 15 to around 4, which will allow mobs to spawn. You can begin sleeping during Sunset if you use a Bed, but only if there are no monsters nearby.

About Nighttime

This span of darkness will last almost as long as daytime, so be prepared for lots of monsters to spawn if you choose not to sleep. You should try to skip nighttime when you can unless you are mining underground and the light level doesn’t matter.

About Sunrise

This section is the opposite of sunset and does the reverse of its counterpart. The light level gradually gets raised back up to 15 after about a minute.

Detailed Breakdown of Daylight Cycle Mechanics

There are many specific mechanics that unfold throughout the daylight cycle down to the second. Both you, Villagers, and more operate based on the game’s natural rhythm, whether you know it or not.

What Happens Between 6 AM to 12 PM (Noon)

• 6:00 am – Players and Villagers wake up and get out of bed
• 6:10 am – The moon dips below the horizon
• 7:00 am – This is the time the cycle is set to when you use the “/time set day” command
• 8:00 am – Villagers begin working their respective jobs
• 12:00 pm – This is the time the cycle is set to when you use the “/time set noon” command

What Happens Between 12 PM (Noon) to 6 PM

• 3:00 pm – Villagers stop working
• 5:50 pm – The moon rises over the horizon
• 6:00 pm – Sunset begins and Villagers go to sleep

What Happens Between 6 PM to 12 AM (Midnight)

• 6:02 pm – The light level begins to decrease
• 6:30 pm – You can use a bed at this point
• 6:31 pm – Bees head into their hives to sleep
• 6:32 pm – Undead mobs stop burning as the light level gets too low
• 6:58 pm – Monsters begin to spawn
• 7:00 pm – This is the time the cycle is set when you use the “/time set night” command
• 7:40 pm – The light level reaches 4
• 7:42 pm – The sun fully disappears below the horizon
• 12:00 am – This is the time the cycle is set when you use the “/time set midnight” command

What Happens Between 12 AM (Midnight) to 6 AM

• 4:18 am – The sun fully appears above the horizon
• 4:19 am – The light level begins to increase
• 5:00 am – This is the time the cycle is set when you use the “/time set sunrise” command
• 5:02 am – Monsters stop spawning
• 5:24 am – You can no longer use a bed
• 5:25 am – Bees leave their nest and begin working
• 5:26 am – Undead monsters begin to burn
• 5:57 am – The light level reaches 15

All Time Commands and What They Do

You can set the time of day, and well as the phase of the moon, by using specific commands in the chat window, but only if you have commands enabled.

Commands For Setting the Time

• /time set 0 – Sets the time to 12:00 am
• /time set day – Sets the time to 7:00 am
• /time set 12000 – Sets the time to 6:00 pm
• /time set sunrise‌ – Sets the time to 6:00 am
• /time set noon – Sets the time to 12:00 pm

Commands For Setting the Phase of the Moon

• /time set 14000 – Sets the moon’s phase to a full moon
• /time set 38000 – Sets the moon’s phase to a waning gibbous moon
• /time set 62000 – Sets the moon’s phase to a third-quarter moon
• /time set 86000 – Sets the moon’s phase to a waning crescent moon
• /time set 110000 – Sets the moon’s phase to a new moon
• /time set 134000 – Sets the moon’s phase to a waxing crescent
• /time set 158000 – Sets the moon’s phase to a first-quarter moon
• /time set 182000 – Sets the moon’s phase to a waxing gibbous moon

Ever wonder how long a day is in Minecraft? This article covers everything you need to know about the day-night cycle in Minecraft, including tips for surviving the night.

An entire day in Minecraft lasts just 20 minutes in real-world time. According to the in-game clock, the day begins at 6 AM, and the sun reaches its peak at noon only five minutes later. You have about ten minutes of total daylight before the night starts to fall.

Nights in Minecraft last roughly seven minutes. At 10 minutes and 30 seconds into the day, you can use a bed to sleep in until morning. Midnight comes at the 15-minute mark, and then the sun starts to rise a few minutes later. You get another few minutes of light before the new day begins.

Here's a minute-by-minute break down the day-night cycle in Minecraft:

Your best bet is to build a house with a bed that you can sleep in at night. You can also wait out the night in a cave, but if you play for three in-game days straight (about an hour) without sleeping, powerful enemies called Phantoms will chase you at night. If you must explore the overworld at night, carry a couple of healing items with you at all times. Don't forget to craft a few torches with Coal and a Stick to light your way.

You can craft a Clock with 1 Redstone Dust and 4 Gold Ingots. To make Gold Ingots, build a Furnace and smelt 4 Gold Ore. Having a clock can come in handy when you're exploring underground and wondering if it's safe to resurface. Add the Clock to your hot bar to see the passing of day and night.

Clocks do not work in the Nether or The End since time doesn't exist in those biomes.

If you enable cheats in your world's settings, you can set the exact time of day by entering the following Minecraft cheat command in the chat window:

This command sets the in-game clock to dawn (00:00). For noon, replace zero with 6000. Dusk is 12,000, and night is 18,000. Play around with the numbers to change the time in increments.

To determine the number of real-world days in 100 Minecraft days, multiply 100 by 20 to get the total number of minutes (2,000). Divide that by the number of minutes in an actual day (1,440) to get your answer (1.39 days). You can use this formula to convert Minecraft days to real days:

• Real-life days = Minecraft days X 20 ÷ 1,440

To convert that number to hours, multiply it by the number of hours in a day (24) to get 33.36. Therefore, to play for 100 days and get the Passing of Time achievement, you must play for 33.26 hours. You can find a safe spot and leave the game running for that long, but you'll probably unlock it pretty quickly just by playing the game.

FAQ

• How do I make it always day in Minecraft?

  To turn off the day-night cycle in Minecraft, open the chat window and enter the following command: /gamerule DoDayLightCycle false. Alternatively, you can manually set the time.

• Can I speed up time in Minecraft?

  To speed up time and make crops grow faster, use the command /gamerule randomTickSpeed number. Replace number with anything higher than 1. To reset back to the default, enter the command /gamerule randomTickSpeed 1.
  

• Can I stop time in Minecraft?

  Yes. You can stop time from changing by disabling the day-night cycle or using the command /gamerule randomTickSpeed 0. The latter cheat freezes objects, which prevents plants from growing and fires from burning.
  

• How much time have I spent playing Minecraft?

  To see how long you've spent playing in your current Minecraft world, press Escape and go to Statistics > General > Minutes played. Do this for each world and add it together to get your total playtime.

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