How Long is a Day in Minecraft

In Minecraft, the safety of day is long but the danger of night is longer. Or is it? How long is a Minecraft day from start to end? It’s definitely not 24 hours, that's far too long, and we’ve all been blown up by Creepers far sooner than 12 hours into our Minecraft world. In reality, a full Minecraft cycle through day and night is just 20 minutes! That explains how the sun seems to go down so fast! It's 72 times faster than a real-life day.

How long is a day in Minecraft

A day in Minecraft lasts for only 20 minutes. Since Minecraft’s time is based upon a system of ticks, the passage of 24,000 ticks in-game equates to a day in Minecraft and 20 minutes of real-world time, meaning there are 72 Minecraft days in a single real-world day of 24 hours.

Conversions - Minecraft time to real-time

Minecraft Time	Minecraft Ticks	Real-Time
1 second	0.27	0.0138 seconds
1 minute	16.6	0.83 seconds
1 hour	1,000	50 seconds
1 day	24,000	20 minutes
1 week (7 days)	168,000	2.3 hours (2h 20min)
1 lunar cycle (8 days)	192,000	2.6 hours (2h 40min)

Conversions - Real-time to Minecraft time

Real-Time	Minecraft Time
1 tick	3.6 seconds
1 second	1 minute and 12 seconds. (72 seconds)
10 seconds	12 minutes (720 seconds)
50 seconds	1 hour (60 minutes, 3600 seconds)
1 minute (60 seconds)	1 hour and 12 minutes (72 minutes, 4320 seconds)
1 hour	3 days
1 day	72 days
1 month	2,160 days
1 year	26,297.5 days

24-hour Minecraft Day Table

Clock Time	Minecraft Time (24-hour clock)	Minecraft Time (ticks)	Real-Time (minutes)	Event
	06:00:00.0	0 (24000)	0:00 (20:00)	Beginning of the Minecraft day. Villagers awaken and rise from their beds.
	07:00:00.0	1000	0:50	Time when using the /time set day command.
	08:00:00.0	2000	1:40	Villagers begin their workday.
	11:43:22.8	5723	4:46.15	The clock starts showing exactly midday.
	12:00:00.0	6000	5:00	Noon; the sun is at its peak. Time when using /time set noon.
	15:00:00.0	9000	7:30	Villagers end their workday and begin socializing.
	18:00:00.0	12000	10:00	Time when using the /time set sunset‌ command in Bedrock Edition. Villagers go to their beds and sleep.
	18:00:36.0	12010	10:00.5	In rainy weather, beds can be used at this point.
	18:02:24	12040	10:02	The internal sky-light level begins to decrease.
	18:32:31.2	12542	10:27.1	In clear weather, beds can be used at this point. In clear weather, bees enter the nest/hive for the night. In clear weather, undead mobs no longer burn.
	18:36:36	12610	10:30.5	The clock shows exactly dusk (day to night).
	18:47:09.6	12786	10:39.3	The solar zenith angle is 0.
	18:58:08.4	12969	10:48.45	First tick when monsters spawn outdoors in rainy weather.
	19:00:00.0	13000	10:50	Time when using the /time set night command.
	19:11:16.8	13188	10:59.4	First tick when monsters spawn outdoors in clear weather.
	23:50:34.8	17843	14:52.7	The clock starts showing exactly midnight.
	00:00:00.0	18000	15:00	Midnight; the moon is at its peak. Time when using the /time set midnight command.
	04:48:43.2	22812	19:00.6	Last tick when monsters spawn outdoors in clear weather.
	05:00:00.0	23000	19:10	Time when using the /time set sunrise‌ command in Bedrock Edition.
	05:01:51.6	23031	19:11.55	Last tick when monsters spawn outdoors in rainy weather.
	05:02:27.6	23041	19:12.1	The clock starts showing exactly dawn.
	05:12:57.6	23216	19:20.8	The solar zenith angle is 0.
	05:27:36.0	23460	19:33	In clear weather, beds can no longer be used. In clear weather, Bees leave the nest/hive. In clear weather, undead mobs begin to burn.
	05:57:39.6	23961	19:58.1	The internal sky-light level reaches 15, the maximum.
	05:59:31.2	23992	19:59.6	In rainy weather, beds can no longer be used.

Changing the Length of the day in Minecraft

Open the "Options" menu, choose "Video Settings," and then scroll down to "Daylight Cycle" to extend the days in Minecraft. This is set to "Default" by default, giving you the typical 20-minute workdays. For days spanning 40 or 60 minutes, alter this to "Longer" or "Longest."

How do I tell time in Minecraft?

By using the /time command in Minecraft, you may quickly and simply find out different time values. Using this command, you can check how many days have passed, how many game ticks have passed since daybreak, or how old the Minecraft world is.

Trivia

The sun and moon revolve around the player, not the center of the world.

In Singleplayer, day and night do not proceed when paused.

Background music plays depending on the time of the daylight cycle.

Conclusion

Minecraft days are short. Really short. 3 fit in an hour and 72 fit in a whole day! Even with this, the day and night are spread evenly so you’ll get plenty of sunlight over those short 20 minutes. Remember to bring a clock through as just 10 minutes later, it's time to watch your back for Creepers again.

FAQs

How many Minecraft days are in 24 hours?

A. Just as the 72 times longer conversion rate implies, there are 72 whole Minecraft days stuffed into a single real-life day.

How long is Minecraft day and night?

A. Day and night are actually equal in length. The day lasts 10 minutes and the night lasts 10 minutes, unlike in real life where the lengths of day and night are uneven and can change.

How many real days are 1000 Minecraft days?

A. Whenever your Minecraft world hits this absurd number of days, you will know you have been playing that one world for almost 14 full real-life days, that's over 300 hours! Might be time to go outside and watch the real sunrise for a bit. Or don’t, Minecraft sunrises are just as pretty, even for the 1001st time.