Stop time
/time set changes the current time but does not freeze it. The second command disables the daylight cycle. Before 1.21.11, that game rule was named doDaylightCycle.
/gamerule advance_time false/gamerule advance_time trueMinecraft time and tick converter
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Convert time to ticks and generate /time setLearn more
Enter a time — get the tick and a ready command /time set. Tick 0 is six in the morning, not midnight: this is where the confusion stems from.
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Time or tick
There are two fields because 6 could mean six in the morning or the sixth tick. Enter clock time as 18:30.
Key points
Result
Command /time set- Tick
- 0
- Up to seven in format, but nine cells in the crafting table, and gunpowder takes its own space: with three gunpowder items in a rocket, five stars can be placed.
- 10:50 real time
The command
/time set 0What else can be done with time
Permanent daytime
One command isn't enough: first set the day, then stop time flow. For eternal night, use 'night' instead of 'day'.
/time set day/gamerule advance_time falseFast-forward one day
/time add adds to the current time, not sets an absolute value: 24000 is exactly one day, 1000 is one game hour.
/time add 24000Find out what time it is now
daytime — time within a day, from 0 to 23999. Nearby are day (day number, affects moon phase) and gametime (all ticks since world creation).
/time query daytimeNight skips one sleeping player.
The rule calculates the percentage of players who need to be in bed, defaulting to 100. A value of zero means any single player is sufficient. Before 1.21.11, this rule was called playersSleepingPercentage.
/gamerule players_sleeping_percentage 0What happens at each tick
| Tick | Time | What happens | The word in the command |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 06:00 | Dawn begins. Players wake up, tick 24000 — that's it. | — |
| 1000 | 07:00 | Day. The sun has risen. | day |
| 6000 | 12:00 | Noon. The sun is at its zenith. | noon |
| 12000 | 18:00 | Start of sunset | — |
| 12542 | 18:33 | You can go to sleep. In clear weather; undead stops glowing. | — |
| 13000 | 19:00 | Night | night |
| 13188 | 19:11 | Mobs begin spawning. Under open sky, in clear weather. | — |
| 18000 | 00:00 | Midnight. The moon is at its zenith. | midnight |
| 22812 | 04:49 | Mobs stop spawning. Under open sky, in clear weather. | — |
| 23000 | 05:00 | Start of dawn | — |
| 23460 | 05:28 | Sleeping is no longer possible. Zombies start glowing again. | — |
How to use the result
- Paste the command into chat
Operator permissions are required. Time will change for all players in the world at once — everyone will have the same day.
- Need permanently — stop
/gamerule advance_time false After installation: days will align to this moment (What else this rule can do).
- Check how many are online currently
/time query daytime Responds to ticks — these are entered in step 1.
What to know about time
- Tick 0 is six in the morning. Not midnight. Midnight is 18000, noon is 6000. That's where the phrase 'set to zero, and it became morning' comes from: in the game, days start at dawn, not at calendar midnight.
- Gameplay hour — exactly 1000 ticks, a day is 24000 ticks. A game minute is 16⅔ ticks, so it cannot be represented by a whole number of ticks.
- Days last 20 minutes of real time. One tick is 1/20 of a second. The cycle breaks down into 10:00 of daytime, 0:50 of sunset, 8:20 of night, and 0:50 of sunrise.
- Only four words: day, noon, night, midnight. sunrise and sunset is supported only by Bedrock Edition and causes an error in Java. Numeric values work for any time, so the command above uses a number.
- /time set sets the time /time add adds. Phantoms depend on how long a player has gone without sleep, not the time of day. Neither time command resets that counter. Sleep to reset it, or use /gamerule spawn_phantoms false.
- Numbers in the table are for clear weather. In rain, you can sleep starting at 12010, and mobs appear under open sky starting at 12969 — earlier than during clear days. Thunder adds daytime darkness to this.
Values are verified against Minecraft Wiki (Daylight cycle → 24-hour Minecraft day) and apply to Java Edition.
Frequently asked questions
What time in Minecraft represents night?
Night starts around tick 13000, dawn around 23000. Tick 0 is six in the morning, not midnight: that's where the confusion comes from.
How to stop time in Minecraft?
With the command /gamerule advance_time false (until 1.21.11 — doDaylightCycle). To create a permanent day, use two commands in strict order: first set the day, then stop time progression.
How long are Minecraft days?
24000 ticks, or twenty real minutes. Twenty ticks per second, and one in-game hour equals exactly 1000 ticks.
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