Controller Sun And Moon
by putter_za
Controller Sun And Moon gives direct control over the world time of a Minecraft game, so players can place the sky at day, noon, night or midnight whenever they choose.
What it does
Controller Sun Moon lets a player pick a specific time of day, such as noon or midnight, and move the world clock there. Transitions can be smoothed over a chosen number of seconds, minutes or hours instead of jumping. The day and night lengths can be changed separately, and the current time can be frozen and unfrozen. A reverse time movement option and a real-time mode that makes the world follow the server clock are also included.
The mod runs on both the client and the server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric and Forge, both for 1.20.1. Controlling the time mode, freeze state and day and night lengths is limited to operators with permission level 2. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Set the time of day
Commands jump the world to day, noon, night or midnight, or to any chosen time.
Smooth transitions
A set command can move the time over a chosen duration, such as 10 seconds, instead of changing it at once.
Freeze and reverse time
The current time can be frozen, released again, or made to run backward.
Custom day and night lengths
Separate values set how long day and how long night last, and default lengths can be restored.
Status view
A status command reports the active time, the mode in use, whether time is frozen, and the day and night lengths.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Server clock sync
A server can make the world follow the real-time clock, so the in-game sky matches the time where the server runs.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want to control the time of day for their players, and players who run single-player worlds and want to skip to a particular time.
How it compares
Time & Wind is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, runs on client and server and covers 1.16.5 – 1.20.4 on Fabric and Forge. SleepTimer is client-side only and published for Fabric alone, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 under the CC0 1.0 Universal license. MoonPhaseTools is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controller Sun And Moon | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-29 |
| Time & Wind | Fabric and Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2023-12-20 |
| SleepTimer | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-02 |
| MoonPhaseTools | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-05 |
Questions
Does Controller Sun And Moon need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Controller Sun And Moon support?
Who can change the time mode and day and night lengths?
In the catalog
Controller Sun And Moon is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Controller Sun And Moon gives you simple control over the Sun, Moon, and world time in Minecraft. You can set the sky to day, noon, night, or midnight. You can also create smooth time transitions, change the length of the day and night, freeze the current time, reverse time movement, or make the world follow the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/controller-sun-and-moon
- Owner
- putter_za
- Published
- 2026-08-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15