How long is a Minecraft day?
A full day–night cycle is 20 minutes of real time. Full breakdown: daylight cycle paper.
How long is a Minecraft year?
A 365-day Minecraft year is about 5 real days if you never sleep. That is 365 in-game days times 20 real minutes each, or 5 days 1 hour 40 minutes.
How long can you skip night?
Beds skip night when conditions allow; phantoms punish long insomnia—see sleep deprivation paper.
See also
Edition note.
Recipes and combat numbers can shift after updates. If something fails in-world, check your version’s patch notes.
