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Is there a way to tell time in game? Or do I have to see the moon come over the horizon and hit a stop watch. I'm running a test and need something more precise than that sun/moon watch.

Day and night should be around 10 minutes each.

I need precise, not about. But thanks.

I think you're stuck with using a stop watch... and even the relative accuracy of that would depend on variations in your reaction to the moon coming up over the horizon. You could perhaps build a redstone countdown clock, but given how complex redstone seams to be susceptible to lag and general glitching out, I doubt it would stay accurate for a series of whole Minecraft days or nights.

You're compressing 24 hours into 20 minutes (or 12 into 10), so if you made a clock the hands would be spinning like a windmill. I don't think you can be 'precise'.

If you want to get a good average, spend about 10 minecraft days and nights with a stopwatch. That will be about as precise as you can get. Of course any kind of lag due to whatever is in the world will move that time around in real world time......so ya..lol

Thanks all. I think I figured out when my grass turns to dirt and updates.

So...you were watching grass not-grow? O.o
I'm guessing some kind of day/night sensor....

Yes bird. I was experiencing some odd glitches with lights in building that were not within the same chunk as the sensor.