Dynamic Daytime
by imalittlhigh
Dynamic Daytime changes how long each day and night lasts, based on how many days a world has been played.
What it does
The mod follows a yearly cycle of 100 in-game days. Days and nights are stretched or shortened as the cycle moves, starting from the middle of summer, and the cycle restarts once 100 days have passed. The day length varies between half and twice the normal speed. Server owners can set this behavior through a datapack. Only the server needs the mod, so players can join without installing it. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, for game versions 1.21 – 1.21.5, under the MIT License, and it is not open source.
Key features
Yearly day cycle
Day length follows a cycle of 100 days that restarts once a full year has passed.
Variable speed
Daytime runs at half speed and nighttime at double speed, making days long and nights short.
Summer start
The cycle begins in the middle of summer, when days are twice as long as normal days.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Extra Long Days is server required with the client optional, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and covers 1.20 – 1.21.11. DayNight Control is a client and server mod under the MIT License, covering 1.21.1 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Daytime | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-04-16 |
| Extra Long Days | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-15 |
| DayNight Control | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-08 |
Questions
Does Dynamic Daytime need to be installed on clients?
In the catalog
Dynamic Daytime is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
This Datapack adjusts the length of the Day/Night cycle depending on the number of days the world is played. I have implemented a yearly cycle. One year is 100 Days to not make it to long. After 100 Days have passed the cycle starts anew.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dynamic-daytime
- Owner
- imalittlhigh
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15