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The moon is a celestial body that appears during the Minecraft Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria 
night.
Trivia
- The phase of the moon affects:
- Slime spawning and size
- Mobs spawning with armor and weapons
- Mob armor/weapons being enchanted
- Zombies breaking down doors, their follow range, max HP, and spawning other zombies
- Chance for mobs to pick up dropped items
- Spiders having status effects
- Lightning spawning a Skeleton Trap Horse
- As Minecraft consists of blocks, the Moon is square as with theℂ₂₠Sun.
- The Minecraft moon`s phases change each day, as opposed to Earth`s moon, which changes every 3-4 days.
Trivia
- One Minecraft lunar cycle (from full moon to full moon) takes 2 hours 40 minutes of play time. This means there are approximately 9 lunar cycles in one real-world day (24 hours) of play.
- Whereas the moon moves independent of other celestial bodies in real life, the Minecraft moon is fixed in the sky relative to the stars.
- Thus, solar eclipses are currently impossible in Minecraft.
- Standing or flying at a height above the terrain of approximately 1.4x the render distance, the sun will appear opposite to the moon in the sky, making it seem almost as if the player is in space.
- The moon appears to be lit from the north or south, whereas it should be lit from the east or west (by the sun).
- For that matter, being fixed opposite to the sun, it should be constantly full and should result in a total lunar eclipse every night at midnight.
- The star pattern is based on a seed, but not the current world`s seed. Like the bedrock pattern, the stars are always based on the same seed, no matter the seed of the world.
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Nighttime
Nighttime begins after the sun The sun. The sun is a celestial body that provides light and life for the Minecraft world. Contents 1 Daytime 2 Sunlight 2.1 Effects on mobs 3 History 4 Issues 5 Trivia 6 Gallery 7 
has fully set in the west and the moon has risen in the east. As time passes, the moon will slowly move westward across the sky. Overall, nighttime lasts about 7 minutes (in real time). Players The Player Health points 20 () Armor points Varies Attack strength Fist: 1 () Items: Varies Size Height: 1.8 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While sneaking: Height: 1.65 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While gliding: Height: 0.6 
can track the moon`s position in the sky using a clock Clock Type Tools Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 347 hex: 15B bin: 101011011 Name clock See the in-game item. For the redstone circuit, see clock circuit. 
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During the night, the moon illuminates the surface in the same manner as the sun; be that as it may, light Light (or lighting) in Minecraft affects visibility, mob spawning, and plant growth. Contents 1 Brightness 1.1 Spread 2 Sources of light 2.1 Blocks 2.2 Other 3 Light-filtering blocks 4 Effects of light 4.1 Mobs 4.2 
levels will fall to a minimum of four. This allows hostile mobs "Monster" redirects here. For the mob called "monster" in the code, see Human. Mobs are living, moving game entities. The term "mob" is short for "mobile". 1] Contents 1 Spawning 2 Behavior 3 List of 
such as zombies Zombie Health points 20 () Armor points 2 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 3 () Hard: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn 
and creepers Creeper Health points 20 () Attack strength Varies by proximity and difficulty. Maximum damage: Normal: 49 ( × 24.5) Charged: 97 ( × 48.5) Size Height: 1.7 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn Light level of 
to spawn. To prevent spawning, you can swap the difficulty Mobs in full armor are a common sight in higher difficulty levels. Difficulty is an option in Minecraft that has a direct impact on the ease of gameplay. Contents 1 World setting 1.1 Peaceful 1.2 
to peaceful Mobs in full armor are a common sight in higher difficulty levels. Difficulty is an option in Minecraft that has a direct impact on the ease of gameplay. Contents 1 World setting 1.1 Peaceful 1.2 or turn off the day-night cycle.
Grass Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double 
blocks and saplings Sapling Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 06 hex: 6 bin: 110 Name sapling A sapling is an item that can be 
will not grow in moonlight, nor will they decay. To grow them at night requires the use of light sources such as torches Torch Transparency Yes Luminance 14 Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 50 hex: 32 bin: 110010 Name torch See the common light-emitting torch. 
. On the other hand, crops Crops are defined as "Cultivated plants or agricultural produce, such as grain, vegetables, or fruit, considered as a group" and in Minecraft, may refer to the following food-related items and blocks: Crops - growing wheat will continue to grow.
Nighttime can be skipped entirely using a bed Bed Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 1 Hardness 0.2 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable No Flammable PC: No, but catches fire from lava PE: No First appearances See 
, provided there are no monsters nearby.
Stars
Together with the moon, the night sky also consists of stars. Stars appear as bright points, and the starfield rotates with the moon as the night progresses. Because they rise in the east and descend in the west, you can navigate by the stars even when the moon is not visible.
Phases
The Moon goes through eight lunar phases, and changes phase every night. This allows the player to keep rough track of the passage of time, even after spending a few game days underground.
The phases are (in chronological order as they appear in-game):
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waning Crescent
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
There is no explicit command Contents 1 Usage 1.1 Tilde notation 1.2 Target selectors 1.2.1 Target selector variables 1.2.2 Target selector arguments 1.3 Data tags 1.4 Raw JSON text 1.5 Block/item names 2 Summary of commands 3 List of commands to change the moon`s phase, but using /time add 24000 will advance time by one day, and therefore to the next phase. To go back one phase, using /time add 168000 will advance time by 7 days, which is one full lunar cycle minus one moon phase.
Effects on mobs
- See also: Difficulty₧Moon phase and Difficulty₧Regional difficulty
The phase of the moon has two subtle effects on mob spawning:
- The number of slimes Slime Health points Big: 16 () Small: 4 () Tiny: 1 () Attack strength Big: 4 () Small: 2 () Tiny: 0 () Size Big: Height: 2.04 Blocks Width: 2.04 Blocks Small: Height: 1.02 Blocks
that spawn in swamps is proportional to the moon`s fullness: They are most numerous during the full moon, and none will spawn during the new moon. (The moon`s phase does not influence the normal spawning of slimes in designated chunks at altitudes Chart lining up Y-coordinate values (left) to block layers (right). Altitude is a measurement of vertical distance, or distance along the Y-axis. Contents 1 Definition 2 Limits 3 Natural resources and altitude 3.1 The Nether below y=40.) - The fuller the moon, the higher the chance skeletons Skeleton Health points 20 () Attack strength Bow: Easy: 1 () - 4 () Normal: 1 () - 4 () Hard: 1 () - 5 () Sword: Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 and zombies Zombie Health points 20 () Armor points 2 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 3 () Hard: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn have to pick up items and spawn with weapons and armor. Furthermore, there is a higher chance for their equipment to be enchanted "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will , and if it is the enchantment levels will be higher. A fuller moon also gives spiders Spider Health points 16 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Size Height: 0.9 Blocks Width: 1.4 Blocks Spawn Light level of 7 or less, 3×3×2 space on solid blocks a higher chance to spawn with random beneficial status effects "Healing" redirects here. For health, see health. Contents 1 Behavior 2 Summary of effects 3 List of effects 3.1 Absorption 3.2 Bad Luck 3.3 Blindness 3.4 Fire Resistance 3.5 Glowing 3.6 Haste 3.7 Health Boost , including invisibility. All of these effects combine with the world`s difficulty Mobs in full armor are a common sight in higher difficulty levels. Difficulty is an option in Minecraft that has a direct impact on the ease of gameplay. Contents 1 World setting 1.1 Peaceful 1.2 , with higher difficulty levels increasing the chance of mob buffs.
History
Issues
Issues relating to ⃢₀ₜMoon⃢₀ are maintained on the issue tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery
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The separate moon phases in Minecraft.
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The moon and the stars in the night sky.
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Moonrise in the forest
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The moon shines through the trees of a roofed forest.
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A crescent moon rises over the hills.
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The moon peeks through the opening of a cave.
Overview
All the moon phases in Minecraft.
A full day/night cycle in Minecraft is about 20 minutes, and the Moon is out for about 7 minutes. The Clock can be used to show the Sun and Moon`s positions. The movement of the moon in Minecraft is similar to the earth`s day/night cycle, and it is about the same size. Like Earth`s moon, it follows a cycle of 8 phases:
- New moon
- Waxing Crescent
- First Quarter
- Waxing Gibbous
- Full Moon
- Waning Gibbous
- Third Quarter
- Waning Crescent