Urkaz Moon Tools
by Urkaz
Urkaz Moon Tools lets players read the current Moon phase from a Lunar Clock and a Lunar Detector, both craftable items and blocks.
What it does
The Lunar Clock shows the phase of the moon when held, and right-clicking it with the hand posts the phase name in chat. The Lunar Detector is a block that emits a Redstone signal whose strength depends on the current phase, so circuits can react to the night sky. The detector only operates during night, and its strength for each phase can be set in the mod settings.
The mod requires Cloth Config API and works with Enhanced Celestials and Mod Menu. Enhanced Celestials adds its own event moons, and with it the Lunar Clock icon takes on the color of the moon, turning red during Bloodmoon and blue during Harvestmoon. Those events can be given extra Redstone output through the Lunar Detector's mod settings. Installing the mod on the server and on each client is needed, since it is a client and server mod. Files cover 1.12.2 and 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and the code is open source.
Key features
Lunar Clock item
A craftable clock that displays the current Moon phase and names it in chat on right-click.
Lunar Detector block
A block that emits a Redstone signal whose strength follows the Moon phase, usable in automated builds.
Configurable Redstone strength
The signal strength for each phase, and extra strength during Bloodmoon and Harvestmoon, is set in the mod settings.
Event moon colors
With Enhanced Celestials, the Lunar Clock icon changes color to match the moon, red during Bloodmoon and blue during Harvestmoon.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 2
How it compares
Enhanced Celestials is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, and is client and server. Peaceful Harvest and Blue Moons is client and server on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and is not open source, released under All rights reserved. True Darkness is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and is client-side only, so servers need nothing installed.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urkaz Moon Tools | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-19 |
| Enhanced Celestials | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-07 |
| Peaceful Harvest and Blue Moons | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-07 |
| True Darkness | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.17.1 – 1.19.3 | Client-side only | 2022-12-11 |
Questions
Does Urkaz Moon Tools need Cloth Config API?
Does the server need the mod installed?
Are Enhanced Celestials event moons required for the red and blue colors?
In the catalog
Urkaz Moon Tools is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds one item and one block that helps to see and detect the current Moon Phase. This clock shows the current Moon phase. Right-clicking with it in the hand will display the name of the phase in the chat. Lunar Clock recipe Lunar Detector
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/urkaz-moon-tools
- Owner
- Urkaz
- Published
- 2023-08-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15