DayTimeControl
The author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1–1.20.6 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
DayTimeControl
DayTimeControl is a lightweight yet powerful utility mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 (Forge) that gives server owners and map makers absolute control over the world's time cycle. Unlike the vanilla game, this mod allows you to independently define how long the day and night should last.
Whether you want an eternal summer with long days or a survival-hardcore experience with extended, treacherous nights, DayTimeControl makes it possible with a few simple configuration tweaks.
✨ Features
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Independent Day/Night Cycles: Set custom durations for daytime and nighttime separately.
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Time Scaling: Smoothly scales the game's clock based on your desired ticks.
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Total Pause Command: A dedicated admin command to freeze the sun/moon in its tracks—perfect for waiting for players or setting up events.
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Automatic Gamerule Management: Automatically handles the
doDaylightCyclegamerule to ensure the mod’s logic takes priority. -
Lightweight & Efficient: Optimized for performance with zero impact on server TPS.
🎮 Commands
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/daytime pause <true|false>-
true: Freezes the global time cycle immediately.
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false: Resumes the time cycle based on your custom configuration.
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(Requires OP Level 2)
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⚙️ Configuration
After the first run, you can find the config file at: root_folder/run/config/daytimecontrol-common.toml
Available Options:
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dayDurationTicks: Total ticks for the daytime (Standard is 12,000). Increase this value to make the day longer. -
nightDurationTicks: Total ticks for the nighttime (Standard is 12,000). Increase this value to make the night longer.
🚀 Upcoming Features
This mod serves as the core foundation for an upcoming Realistic Sleep System. Future updates will include:
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Multi-player sleeping mechanics.
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Immersive time-skipping animations.
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Compatibility with more dimensions.
🛠 Technical Info
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Version: 1.20.1
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Mod Loader: Forge
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Mod ID:
daytimecontrol -
Author: NLoobNeon
📜 License
All Rights Reserved. Feel free to include this mod in any modpack!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.2, 1.20.5, 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 daytimecontrol-1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 7 KB
- Download link checked 23 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.