Even Better Moon and Sun
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Realistic 29-day lunar cycles with all 8 named moon phases, and a seasonal sun that shifts its arc north/south throughout the year.
Neoforge is a fork of the Minecraft Forge available for versions 1.20.1+ of Minecraft. Many Forge mods are compatible with Neoforge and vice versa.
Fabric is a mod loader for versions 1.14+ of Minecraft, particularly popular for client side and optimization mods.
Quilt is a fork of the Fabric mod loader. Many Fabric mods are compatible with Quilt and vice versa.
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What's new in v1.5.1
- Fabric 26.1, Fabric 1.21.11, and NeoForge 1.21.11 now have the full feature set that NeoForge 26.1 already had — Meteor Shower, Harvest Moon, configurable /year, and the /astro summary command
- All 4 builds are now at feature parity
Moon Phases
Extends the lunar cycle to a realistic 29 days, matching the real lunar month. All 8 named phases are used:
| Phase | Days in cycle |
|---|---|
| New Moon | 1 |
| Waxing Crescent | 5 |
| First Quarter | 2 |
| Waxing Gibbous | 6 |
| Full Moon | 2 |
| Waning Gibbous | 6 |
| Third Quarter | 2 |
| Waning Crescent | 5 |
Seasonal Sun
Over a 365-day in-game year, the sun's arc shifts north/south by up to 23.5 degrees — exactly matching Earth's axial tilt. In summer the sun rides high; in winter it stays low. The shift is continuous every tick, not a sudden daily jump. Year length is configurable with /year set <days>.
Sky Events
All events are configurable with in-game commands and saved to config/evenbettermoon.json.
| Event | Default | Command |
|---|---|---|
| Solar eclipse | Every 174 days | /eclipse set <days> |
| Blood moon | Every full moon night | /bloodmoon set <days> |
| Harvest moon | Nearest full moon to autumn equinox | automatic |
| Meteor shower | Every 14 days | /meteorshower set <days> |
Use /astro to see the current season, lunar phase, and days until each upcoming event.
F3 Debug Screen
Press F3 to see live astronomical info:
- In-game day and total elapsed days
- Season and day within it (e.g.
Summer (day 14)) - Lunar cycle — current moon phase and position in the 29-day cycle
- Active events — eclipse %, blood moon, harvest moon, meteor shower
- Countdowns — days until next blood moon, eclipse, and meteor shower
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- Client-side only — no server mod required
- No dependencies beyond NeoForge / Fabric Loader
- Works with existing worlds
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Aurora Borealis Aurora curtains peak around the spring and autumn equinoxes across the mod's 365-day year -
Moon Phases & Seasonal Sun 29-day lunar cycle with 8 phases, and 365-day seasonal sun declination (±23.5°) -
Shooting Stars Ambient shooting stars visible any clear night -
Solar Eclipse & Blood Moon Solar eclipse every 174 days + blood moon on full moon nights — both Sodium-compatible, visual-only -
New in v1.3.0 Meteor shower, Harvest Moon, event notifications, /astro & /year commands, F3 countdowns
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