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Have you ever wondered how long a day is in Minecraft? Is it faster than a real-life day? Or slower? Let’s find out so you can have a sense of time in Minecraft!
How Long Is a Minecraft Day
Everyone knows that there are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes per hour, and 60 seconds per minute. So one real-life day should have 86400 seconds. Within Minecraft, a full day is much faster than this, or to be exact, 72 times faster.
One day in Minecraft only has 1200 seconds, or 2 minutes (86400 divides 72). And it contains 2 cycles, day and night. In Minecraft, the day starts from 6 AM (0 or 24000 tick) to 18 PM (12000 tick), and night begins from another half of the cycle.
With that being said, a Minecraft day last for 12000 ticks, or 10 minutes (600 seconds) in real life.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many hours are 1000 days of Minecraft?
Many YouTubers nowadays are doing the 100 or even 1000 days challenge in Minecraft. With the calculation above, 100 days in Minecraft should take 2000 minutes to complete, and 1000 days in Minecraft is equal to 20000 minutes in real life. (roughly 13-14 days)
How long is a Minecraft year?
Assume 1 Minecraft year has 365 days, and each day takes 20 minutes in real life. So a Minecraft year is equal to 7300 minutes in real life. (or 5 days)
How long are 6000 ticks Minecraft?
Every 20 ticks in Minecraft is equal to 1 second in real life. So 6000 ticks in Minecraft is equal to 300 seconds (or 5 minutes) in real life. This is equal to ¼ a day in Minecraft.
