Even Better Moon and Sun
Realistic 29-day lunar cycles with all 8 named moon phases, and a seasonal sun that shifts its arc north/south throughout the year.
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What's new in v1.5.1
- Fabric 26.1, Fabric 1.21.11, and NeoForge 1.21.11 now have the full feature set that NeoForge 26.1 already had — Meteor Shower, Harvest Moon, configurable /year, and the /astro summary command
- All 4 builds are now at feature parity
Moon Phases
Extends the lunar cycle to a realistic 29 days, matching the real lunar month. All 8 named phases are used:
| Phase | Days in cycle |
|---|---|
| New Moon | 1 |
| Waxing Crescent | 5 |
| First Quarter | 2 |
| Waxing Gibbous | 6 |
| Full Moon | 2 |
| Waning Gibbous | 6 |
| Third Quarter | 2 |
| Waning Crescent | 5 |
Seasonal Sun
Over a 365-day in-game year, the sun's arc shifts north/south by up to 23.5 degrees — exactly matching Earth's axial tilt. In summer the sun rides high; in winter it stays low. The shift is continuous every tick, not a sudden daily jump. Year length is configurable with /year set <days>.
Sky Events
All events are configurable with in-game commands and saved to config/evenbettermoon.json.
| Event | Default | Command |
|---|---|---|
| Solar eclipse | Every 174 days | /eclipse set <days> |
| Blood moon | Every full moon night | /bloodmoon set <days> |
| Harvest moon | Nearest full moon to autumn equinox | automatic |
| Meteor shower | Every 14 days | /meteorshower set <days> |
| Aurora borealis | Seasonal, peaks at the equinoxes | /aurora set <multiplier> |
Use /astro to see the current season, lunar phase, and days until each upcoming event.
F3 Debug Screen
Press F3 to see live astronomical info:
- In-game day and total elapsed days
- Season and day within it (e.g.
Summer (day 14)) - Lunar cycle — current moon phase and position in the 29-day cycle
- Active events — eclipse %, blood moon, harvest moon, meteor shower, aurora borealis
- Countdowns — days until next blood moon, eclipse, and meteor shower
Details
- Client-side only — no server mod required
- No dependencies beyond NeoForge / Fabric Loader
- Works with existing worlds
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as evenbettermoon-neoforge-1.6.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 22 KB
- Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.