Celestial
by fishcute
With Celestial, players can add planets, change the sky and reshape the fog and clouds of any dimension through a resource pack.
What it does
Celestial lets a resource pack define the sky. Creators can add new planets and bright points of light, set sky and fog colors, change the fog distance, and change the color and height of clouds. Skyboxes can use custom textures or plain solid colors, and the sky can be animated with many variables. Sky changes can apply to any vanilla or modded dimension.
Everything is configured through resource packs rather than config files, and packs behave the same on each supported version. The mod runs on the client alone, so single-player and multiplayer clients use it without any server-side install. Builds are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.16 – 1.21.1, and the code is open source under the MIT License. Fabric builds need Fabric API as well.
Key features
Custom planets and lights
New planets and celestial lights can be placed in the sky, including a setup with planets from the Solar System.
Sky, fog and cloud colors
Sky and fog colors, fog distance, and the color and height of clouds can all be set from a resource pack.
Custom skyboxes
Skyboxes can use custom textures or plain solid colors, and animated skies can use many variables.
Modded dimensions
Sky settings can be applied to the Overworld rendered at y = 11,000 as well as to dimensions added by other mods.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Sky resource packs
Pack makers can ship complete skies, such as a realistic skybox or a set of skyboxes from a fantasy game, that work on the Celestial base.
Who it’s for: Resource pack creators and players who want a changed sky without editing configuration files.
How it compares
Subtle Skybox is client-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and published for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. More stars is Fabric-only, client-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and covers 1.19 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestial | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2024-08-15 |
| Subtle Skybox | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2025-09-09 |
| More stars | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-09 |
Questions
Does Celestial need to be installed on the server?
Does Celestial require Fabric API?
Can a resource pack change the sky in a modded dimension?
In the catalog
Celestial is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Celestial is a mod that allows you to customize the sky in many ways, such as adding new planets, changing stars, and many other things! Everything is configured through a resource pack, so there is no need to mess through configs. Celestial also supports a wide variety of versions, with resource packs functioning…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/celestial
- Owner
- fishcute
- Published
- 2022-11-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15