Real Clock Seasons
by Dojuda
Real Clock Seasons keeps the Overworld clock in step with real-world time, so a long session still lines up with the calendar outside.
What it does
Long open-ended sessions such as AFK farms, building projects and marathon play tend to drift far from the real-world clock. The mod checks the Overworld clock once per real second by default and corrects it, while the normal day and night cycle keeps running between corrections. The elapsed in-game day count is preserved, so Day N never resets when the clock is adjusted.
Minecraft's internal clock places dawn at 06:00, tick 0, and the mod follows the same convention when it converts real-world time into Minecraft time. The mod works without any other mod, and the interval between corrections can be set in the configuration. The mod can also run a sync when a player joins or when the server starts.
Real Clock Seasons is a server required mod with a client optional side, so the server must run it while players may leave it out. It is released under the BSD 3-Clause License and is not open source. Files exist for NeoForge only, for 26.1.2, with 1.0.0 as the latest file, first published 2026-07-14.
Key features
Overworld clock sync
The Overworld clock is synchronized with real-world time while the elapsed day count is kept.
Configurable interval
The synchronization interval can be changed, and the default is one correction per real second.
Optional sleep freeze
Enabling the optional sleep freeze keeps vanilla sleeping from working against the real-time sync, and the setting starts off.
Commands and debugging
The command set includes a status check, a manual sync, a configuration reload and a debug logging switch.
Extension point
Other mods can listen for clock corrections through a public extension point.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Seasonal Integration is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge option that the server requires with the client optional, covering 1.20 – 26.3 and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. Assorted Time is a client-side only NeoForge option for 26.2 and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Real Clock Seasons works standalone on NeoForge for 26.1.2, while Cheaper Clocks covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20 – 26.3 under a non-commercial license that is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Clock Seasons | NeoForge | 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-14 |
| Seasonal Integration | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-18 |
| Assorted Time | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-10-05 |
| Cheaper Clocks | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
Questions
Does Real Clock Seasons need another mod to run?
Do players need to install Real Clock Seasons?
Does Real Clock Seasons work with Serene Seasons or Ecliptic Seasons?
In the catalog
Real Clock Seasons is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,477 Utility mods for NeoForge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Real Clock Seasons keeps your Minecraft world's clock in step with real time. Long, open-ended sessions — AFK farms, building projects, marathon play sessions — tend to drift completely out of sync with the real world. This mod corrects that automatically without resetting your world's elapsed day count. It is an…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/real-clock-seasons
- Owner
- Dojuda
- Published
- 2026-07-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15