A full Minecraft day, including both day and night, lasts 20 minutes in real time. This 20-minute cycle is divided into distinct phases:

• Daytime: 10 minutes, when the sun is up and players can safely explore, build, and gather resources.
• Dusk (sunset): About 1.5 minutes, the transition from day to night.
• Nighttime: 7 minutes, when hostile mobs spawn and it becomes dangerous to be outside.
• Dawn (sunrise): About 1.5 minutes, transitioning back to daytime

This means the Minecraft day-night cycle runs approximately 72 times faster than a real-world 24-hour day, providing a fast-paced gameplay experience

. Players can also use in-game commands to manipulate or stop the daylight cycle if desired