Even Better Moon and Sun

What's new in v1.4

• Shooting stars — individual shooting stars now streak across the sky on any clear night. Up to ~3 per night, each lasting about 1.25 seconds with a smooth fade in and out. They appear during blood moon, harvest moon, and meteor shower nights too.

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

Details

• Client-side only — no server mod required
• No dependencies beyond NeoForge / Fabric Loader
• Works with existing worlds