ModsJava
CustomTime
Customize the day/night cycle through various modes, such as setting specific durations for day and night or syncing in-game time with the real world
⬇ Download on ModrinthCustomTime
A Minecraft Paper/Spigot plugin to customize the day/night cycle with multiple time modes.
Features
- VANILLA – Default Minecraft behavior
- SIMPLE – Set custom day and night durations
- ADVANCED – Control 4 phases: Sunrise, Day, Sunset, Night
- REALTIME – Sync in-game time with real-world time
Installation
- Download
CustomTime - Place the JAR in your server's
plugins/folder - Restart or reload your server
- Edit
plugins/CustomTime/config.ymlto configure
Commands
| Command | Description | Permission |
|---|---|---|
/ct help |
Show available commands | Everyone |
/ct currenttime |
Show current in-game time | Everyone |
/ct status |
Show plugin status | OP |
/ct set <mode> |
Change time mode | OP |
/ct setoffset <hours> |
Set timezone offset (UTC) | OP |
/ct reload |
Reload configuration | OP |
Permissions
| Permission | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
customtime.command.help |
View help | true |
customtime.command.currenttime |
View current time | true |
customtime.command.status |
View status | op |
customtime.command.set |
Change mode | op |
customtime.command.setoffset |
Set timezone | op |
customtime.command.reload |
Reload config | op |
Configuration
# Active mode: VANILLA, SIMPLE, ADVANCED, REALTIME
active-mode: SIMPLE
# SIMPLE mode: Set day and night durations
simple:
day-duration: 10m # e.g. 10m, 30s, 1h
night-duration: 5m
# ADVANCED mode: Set 4 phase durations
advanced:
sunrise-duration: 1m
day-duration: 8m
sunset-duration: 1m
night-duration: 5m
# REALTIME mode: Sync with real time (UTC-based)
realtime:
timezone-offset: 1 # UTC offset in hours (e.g. 1 for CET, 2 for CEST)
Requirements
- Paper/Spigot 1.21+
- Java 21+
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- 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.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as customtime-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 31 KB
- Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.