ModsJava
DATime - Mod Time day/night
The Datime mod slows down Minecraft's day/night cycle to match real-world time. Specifically, it extends one full Minecraft day (normally 20 minutes) to 1…
⬇ Download on Modrinth⚙️ How it works:
Vanilla time progression is disabled (doDaylightCycle = false).
The mod manually advances the world's time by 0.2222 ticks per server tick, which equals 4.444 ticks per second, instead of the default 20.
This simulates a much slower day/night rhythm without affecting gameplay or server performance.
⏱️ Technical Details:
The server continues running at 20 ticks per second.
Only the world's time (timeOfDay) is modified.
Entities, redstone, player actions, etc., remain at normal speed.
A full cycle (24,000 ticks) now takes 5400 seconds = 90 minutes IRL.
☀️ Day (0–12000 ticks): 45 minutes
🌙 Night (12000–24000 ticks): 45 minutes
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- 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 DATime-1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 3 KB
- Download link checked 6 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.