Even Better Moon and Sun

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

Details

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