DAtime Mod – Custom Day/Night Cycle
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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 CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Fabric. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
🌤️ DAtime : Time Forecast
By default, a full Minecraft day lasts a mere 20 minutes. With DAtime, that cycle is extended to a realistic 1 hour and 30 minutes IRL.
☀️ Daytime
Longer exploration, building, and storytelling moments before the sun sets.
🌙 Nighttime
Survive the prolonged darkness and experience true nocturnal immersion.
⚙️ Technical Barometer (How It Works)
The mod disables vanilla time progression (doDaylightCycle = false) and manually increases time by 0.2222 ticks per server tick (= 4.444 ticks/second instead of 20).
- ✔️ No Performance Hit: Does NOT affect gameplay mechanics.
- ✔️ Vanilla Speed: Everything else (entities, redstone, combat) stays at standard speed.
- ✅ Stable 20 TPS: Server runs normally, only the
timeOfDayis slowed. - 🔄 Full Cycle: 24,000 ticks = 5400 seconds = 90 minutes.
No lag, no desync — just smooth and immersive time control.
🌡️ Ideal Climate Conditions For:
- 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 CurseForge — 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 DATime-1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 3 KB
- Download link checked 28 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.