How to Change the Time of Day Permanently on Your Minecraft Server

Setting a fixed time of day in Minecraft can help you control the server atmosphere and enhance gameplay. This is especially useful for adventure maps, horror scenarios, or modern city servers that look better under consistent lighting.

By default, Minecraft’s day-night cycle runs continuously, with about 10 minutes of day and 7 minutes of night. But you can override that entirely with a couple of quick commands. You can run the commands we cover in this guide from in-game chat (if you're an OP) or directly through your hosting console.

**Step 1: Log in**

Head to your __Nexus Hosting Account__ and log in. 

**Step 2: Select the Server**

Once on the dashboard, find and select your intended Minecraft server. 

**Step 3: Set the Time**

Navigate to the Terminal tab (you’d be there by default, unless you’ve left the page). Then, pick the time of day you want to stick with and enter the command into the console:

Daylight: time set day
Night: time set night

Or you can use exact values to fine-tune the position of the sun and lighting:

Sunrise: time set 0
Noon: time set 6000
Sunset: time set 12000
Midnight: time set 18000

**Step 4: Lock the Time**

Once the time’s set, you need to stop it from changing with this command:

gamerule doDaylightCycle false


You can re-enable time progression at anytime with:

gamerule doDaylightCycle true

Updated on: 27/05/2025