Hourglass
Beds in Hourglass speed up the passage of time while a player sleeps, carrying the night forward until morning.
What it does
When a player lies in a bed, time accelerates smoothly until daytime instead of jumping straight to morning. In multiplayer the speed depends on the share of players who are asleep, so no vote or fixed player threshold is needed. The mod also lets server owners set the length of day and night, and control each one separately, so a day can last as long as a real day or nights can pass more quickly.
Most of these are off by default and are turned on through their config options. The Overworld is the only dimension currently supported, and other dimensions that take their time from it follow the same rate. Hourglass is published for Forge only, across 15 release versions 1.16.2 – 1.20.2, and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Smooth sleep transition
The bed replaces the vanilla jump to morning with a gradual acceleration of time until daytime.
Sleep percentage scaling
Time passes faster in proportion to how many players are asleep, with no sleep vote needed.
Custom day and night length
Day and night durations can be set independently, from a real-day-length day to shorter nights.
Time-linked effects
Crop growth, grass, weather, potion effects, furnaces and hoppers can follow the current speed of time when enabled.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Forgiving nights
Server owners can shorten nights so players spend less time waiting in bed.
Slow days
A longer day-night cycle can make each in-game day last as long as a real day.
Who it’s for: Server owners and modpack authors who want to change the day-night cycle or the sleep mechanic, and players on servers that run the mod.
How it compares
Fix Quark 3951 is a Forge server-side only mod under the MIT License, with files for 1.18.2. Time Control covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.12.2 – 1.20.4 and is not open source, with the server required and the client optional. Easier Sleeping runs on Forge and NeoForge 1.17.1 – 26.3, and both sides need it, but it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourglass | Forge | 1.16.2 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2024-03-14 |
| Fix Quark 3951 | Forge | 1.18.2 | Server-side only | 2022-11-20 |
| Time Control | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.4 | Server required, client optional | 2024-02-10 |
| Easier Sleeping | Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-10 |
Questions
Does Hourglass conflict with Quark or Morpheus?
Do both the server and the client need Hourglass?
Which versions does Hourglass support?
In the catalog
Hourglass is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
Hourglass is a Minecraft Forge mod that gives you control over the passage of time. It allows you to customize the length of the day-night cycle and alters the Minecraft sleep mechanic by accelerating the speed of time. This mod (optionally) replaces the vanilla sleep functionality with a smooth and natural…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hourglass
- Owner
- DuckyCrayfish
- Published
- 2021-10-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15