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{{for|the joke dimension|The Moon}}
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[[File:Moon Phases.gif|thumb|right|upright=1.35|The moon, showing its phases (viewed on the eastern sky)]]
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The '''moon''' is a celestial body that appears in the night sky.
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== Nighttime ==
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{{main|Daylight cycle}}
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[[Nighttime]] begins after the [[sun]] has fully set in the west and the moon has risen in the east. As time passes, the moon moves westward across the sky. Overall, [[nighttime]] lasts about 7 minutes (in real-time). [[Player]]s can track the moon's position in the sky using a [[clock]].
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During the night, the moon illuminates the surface in the same manner as the [[sun]]; however, [[light]] levels fall to a minimum of four.
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[[Grass block]]s and [[sapling]]s do not grow in moonlight, nor do they decay. To grow them at night requires the use of light sources such as [[torch]]es. On the other hand, [[crops]] can continue to grow with sufficient [[client light]], even if not lit up by torches {{Only|short=1|Java}}. Details on growth can be seen at [[Effects of light|Light § Effects of light]] and at {{slink|Crop farming|Growing conditions}}.
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Nighttime can be skipped entirely using a [[bed]], provided there are no monsters nearby.
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=== Stars ===
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Together with the moon, the night sky also consists of stars. Stars appear as bright points, and the starfield rotates with the moon, rising in the east and descending in the west, as the night progresses.
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== Phases ==
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[[File:moon.png|thumb|right|The full moon phase]]
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The Moon is always opposite of the Sun, but still goes through eight [[Wikipedia:Lunar phase|lunar phases]], and changes phase at the end of every sunrise. This allows the player to keep rough track of the passage of time, even after spending a few game days underground.
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The phases of the moon are (in chronological order as they appear in-game, which are in the direction of real moon phases in the southern hemisphere):
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# {{EnvSprite|full-moon|scale=2}} Full Moon
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# {{EnvSprite|waning-gibbous-moon|scale=2}} Waning Gibbous
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# {{EnvSprite|last-quarter-moon|scale=2}} Third Quarter
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# {{EnvSprite|waning-crescent-moon|scale=2}} Waning Crescent
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# {{EnvSprite|new-moon|scale=2}} New Moon
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# {{EnvSprite|waxing-crescent-moon|scale=2}} Waxing Crescent
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# {{EnvSprite|first-quarter-moon|scale=2}} First Quarter
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# {{EnvSprite|waxing-gibbous-moon|scale=2}} Waxing Gibbous
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The pixels of the first quarter phase moon and waxing gibbous moon presents a more rounded, organic shape than the corresponding waning phase moons that present a more squared-off appearance. This can help a player in timing a slime hunt in a swamp (see below).
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There is no explicit [[command]] to change the moon's phase, but using {{cmd|time add 24000}} advances time by one day toward the next phase. To go back one phase, using {{cmd|time add 168000}} advances time by 7 days, which is one full lunar cycle minus one moon phase.
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There is an equation to calculate the moon phase on any given day in Minecraft: <code>phase = (day mod 8) + 1</code>. The day can be found in the [[Debug screen|F3 screen]], and the phase matches to the list shown above.
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=== Effects on mobs ===
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{{see also|Difficulty#Moon phase|Difficulty#Regional difficulty}}
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[[File:SlimesAtNight.png|thumb|right|250px|Slimes spawning in a swamp during the full moon (view of eastern sky; moon rising)]]
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The phase of the moon has three subtle effects on mob spawning:
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* The number of [[slime]]s that spawn in [[swamp]]s is proportional to the moon's fullness: They are most numerous during the full moon and none spawn during the new moon. (The moon's phase does not influence the normal spawning of slimes in designated chunks at [[altitude]]s below y=40.)
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* The fuller the moon, the higher the chance [[skeleton]]s and [[zombie]]s have the ability to pick up items and spawn with weapons and armor. Furthermore, there is a higher chance for their equipment to be [[enchanted]], and if it is, the enchantment levels are higher. A fuller moon also gives [[spider]]s a greater chance to spawn with random beneficial [[status effect]]s, including invisibility{{only|java}}. All of these effects combine with the world's [[difficulty]], and higher difficulty levels increase the chance of mob buffs.
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* During a full moon, 50% of [[cat]]s spawn as black.
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== History ==
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{{HistoryTable
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|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
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|{{HistoryLine||20100211|Added day/night cycle with the addition of the sun and the moon.}}
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|{{HistoryLine|java}}
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|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|The moon now rises in the east instead of the north.<ref>{{tweet|notch|124414532847284224|Aaaand now the sun rises in the east. #breakallthesunrises|October 13, 2011}}</ref>
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|Added eight lunar phases to the moon.
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The moon was changed from being square to having a more rounded look to it.<ref>{{tweet|notch|124398932376817664|I'm making the moon and the sun round. I am very sorry.|October 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|notch|124459419072348160|It's because this:|October 13, 2011}}</ref>}}
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|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|Moon is reverted back to original square form and lunar phases converted to square form.}}
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|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w21a|Updated stars texture. They are now smaller and brighter.}}
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|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w02a|Previously, the moon graphics used to be in /terrain in the minecraft.jar. They are now contained in /environment.}}
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|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
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|{{HistoryLine||v0.7.3|Added moon and stars.}}
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|{{HistoryLine||v0.10.0|dev=build 1|The night sky is now dark blue instead of black. (version exclusive)}}
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|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
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|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|The sun, moon, and stars now rise in the east and set in the west. Previously, they rose in the north.}}
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}}
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== Issues ==
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{{Issue list}}
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== Trivia ==
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* One ''Minecraft'' lunar cycle (from full moon to full moon) takes 2 hours and 40 minutes of playtime. This means there are approximately 9 lunar cycles in one real-world day (24 hours) of play.
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* The star pattern is based on a seed, but not the current world's seed. The stars are ''always'' based on the same seed, regardless of the [[world seed]].
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*There is a patch of the full moon that is off color, being {{color|#606978}} instead of {{color|#60687A}}. This can be found 1 4×4 patch above the bottom right corner.
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== Gallery ==
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=== Screenshots ===
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<gallery>
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201111102025 moon phases.png|The separate moon phases in ''Minecraft''.<ref>{{tweet|notch|131408724043628544|(also, @jeb_ )|November 1, 2011}}</ref> (viewed in the eastern sky; rising)
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NewStars.png|The full moon and the stars in the night sky
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ForestMoonRise.png|Moonrise in the forest
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ForestNighttime.png|The moon shines through the trees of a dark forest.
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CrescentMoonRise.png|A crescent moon rises over the hills.
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MoonInCave.png|The moon peeks through the opening of a cave.
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201110131706 moon phases.png|The separate moon phases in [[Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4]] and [[Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5]].
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Alex and Efe lofi 1.jpeg|[[Alex]], [[Efe]], and a [[cat]] during a full moon.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAS-GKmQ_5o</ref>
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Round or Square.jpg|The old round and square sun and moon textures
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</gallery>
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== See also ==
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* [[Sun]]
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== References ==
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{{reflist}}
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== Navigation ==
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{{Navbox environment}}
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[[cs:Měsíc]]
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[[de:Mond]]
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[[es:Luna]]
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[[fr:Lune]]
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[[ja:月]]
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[[ko:달]]
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[[lzh:月]]
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[[nl:Maan]]
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[[pl:Księżyc]]
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[[pt:Lua]]
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[[ru:Луна]]
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[[th:ดวงจันทร์]]
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[[uk:Місяць]]
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[[zh:月亮]]
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