DayNight Control
by Hejko
Players who want to change how long a Minecraft day and night last can use DayNight Control, which adds settings for the day-night cycle, sleep and a clock on the HUD.
What it does
The mod gives full control over the day and night cycle. Day length and night length can be set in real-world minutes, and sleep behavior can be adjusted. Those settings stay synchronized in both singleplayer and multiplayer worlds, and changes take effect at once without a server restart. Server admins set the values, and connected clients sync with them automatically.
A visual ring on the HUD shows the proportion of day and night for the chosen lengths, and a compass in the inventory HUD can be renamed at an anvil so the name appears on screen. A compass tied to another dimension shows a gray face and spins in place. Sleeping speeds the clock up in step with how many players are in bed. Settings are reachable through the Mod Menu GUI or an in-game console, and with Serene Seasons installed a new tab lets players set a separate day-night ratio for each season.
DayNight Control runs on the client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and the latest files target 26.3. Builds cover 1.21.1 – 26.3 across 13 release versions, and the mod is released under the MIT License. Installation has no other dependency listed.
Key features
Custom day and night length
Day and night durations are set in real-world minutes, and the HUD ring shows how the two compare.
Sleep behavior
Sleep acceleration grows with the share of players who are sleeping, and the sleep rules can be adjusted.
Renamed compass
A compass in the inventory HUD can be renamed at an anvil, and its label appears on screen.
Live server settings
Server admins change settings that clients sync automatically, and changes apply without restarting the server.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a different day and night rhythm in singleplayer, and server owners who want shared settings for their players.
How it compares
Better Days is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later and runs on Client and server across Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.18.2 – 26.3. Sleep Anytime You Want is released under the MIT License and is server-side with an optional client, for 1.21.6 – 26.3. DayNight Control is not open source, and its Fabric, Forge and NeoForge builds cover 1.21.1 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DayNight Control | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-08 |
| Better Days | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-28 |
| Sleep Anytime You Want | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-01 |
Questions
Does DayNight Control have to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does DayNight Control support?
Can server admins change the day length without restarting?
In the catalog
DayNight Control is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
DayNight Control gives you complete control over Minecraft's day and night cycle. Customize day length, night length, sleep behavior, and HUD clock settings while keeping everything synchronized in both singleplayer and multiplayer worlds.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/daynight-control
- Owner
- Hejko
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15