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[[File:Plains sky.png|thumb|The Overworld sky during day with the sun, clouds, and some fog near the horizon]]
[[File:Night sky.png|thumb|The Overworld sky during night with the moon, clouds, and stars]]
The '''sky''' is a visual feature of ''Minecraft'' worlds rendered behind all objects in the game. It changes color depending on the [[Minecraft:time of day]], [[Minecraft:biome]], [[Minecraft:weather]], and [[Minecraft:altitude]].{{Only|be|short=1}} In or around the sky are other graphical features such as the [[Minecraft:sun]] and [[Minecraft:clouds]].

The sky technically only exists in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] with [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]] disabled, with "[[Minecraft:Settings#Video|Beautiful Skies]]" enabled, and while the camera is not in [[Minecraft:lava]], [[Minecraft:water]], or [[Minecraft:Powder Snow|powder snow]]. The atmosphere around the world in other circumstances consists of [[Minecraft:fog]], with the [[Minecraft:End sky]] texture in the End.

== Description ==
The sky is a uniform color in the atmosphere that fades into transparency from zenith to the horizon, reaching full transparency at 7° above the horizon. The sky is rendered before fog, making objects in the sky that are faded by fog distinguishable from the sky. The transparency near the horizon causes the fog color to take over the atmosphere.

In the sky are several visual objects that are not faded by fog:

* The [[Minecraft:sun]], which rotates around the world with the daylight cycle, and also has some visual effects.{{Only|be|short=1}} It is not visible during [[Minecraft:precipitation]] (except dry biomes){{Only|be|short=1}} or at nighttime.{{Only|be|short=1}}
* The [[Minecraft:moon]] rotates on the opposite side of the sun. It has different phases which have some gameplay effects. It is not visible during precipitation (except dry biomes){{Only|be|short=1}} or at daytime.{{Only|be|short=1}}
* [[Minecraft:Stars]] rotate with the sun and the moon. They fade in during sunset, and disappear during sunrise. They are not visible during precipitiation.
* [[Minecraft:Clouds]] are objects within the world that slowly move westward. They are faded with the render distance{{Only|be|short=1}}/[[Minecraft:environmental fog]]{{Only|je|short=1}} and have varying transparencies and colors depending on the daylight cycle and weather.

== Colors ==
{{info needed section|thunder and lightning strikes in ''Java Edition''.}}

At night, the sky color is always {{color|#000000}}, and during sunset and sunrise this gradually fades with the biome-dependent daytime colors. {{IN|be}}, a set color is applied on top of biome colors during precipitation:

* During [[Minecraft:rainfall]] or [[Minecraft:snowfall]] at day (not in dry biomes): {{Color|rgb(103, 103, 103)}} for 100%
* During [[Minecraft:thunderstorms]] or when a [[Minecraft:wither]] is nearby at day: {{Color|rgb(51, 51, 51)}} blended for 75% with regular colors, or rainfall colors if there is also rain.
* When [[Minecraft:lightning]] strikes, the sky flashes multiple times: {{Color|rgb(204, 204, 255)}} blended for 45% with all previous colors.
<gallery>
File:Rain sky.png
File:Thunder sky.png
File:Lightning sky.png
</gallery>In ''Bedrock Edition'', the daytime sky color changes depending on the camera's [[Minecraft:altitude]]. If the world is not a [[Minecraft:flat world]], and the camera is not in lava and not in powder snow, the brightness gradually lowers between Y=32 and Y=-11 while the [[Minecraft:vignette]] fades in. Below Y=-11, the sky suddenly turns pure black and the vignette gets its full opacity. Above Y=32, the sky gradually brightens and gets a more purple color, which becomes noticeable above roughly Y=2000.

When the sky color changes, it visually fades from the previous color to the next one in seconds.

===Daytime biome colors===
The following tables list how the base sky color is affected by the biome at [[Minecraft:daytime]] and during [[Minecraft:rainfall]].{{Only|je|short=1}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center" data-description="Java Edition biome sky tints"
! Biome
! Color
!Color during rain{{Only|je|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Desert}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Badlands}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Eroded Badlands}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Wooded Badlands}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Windswept Savanna}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes}}{{Note|name=unused}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Soul Sand Valley}}{{Note|name=unused}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Crimson Forest}}{{Note|name=unused}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Warped Forest}}{{Note|name=unused}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Basalt Deltas}}{{Note|name=unused}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Savanna}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Savanna Plateau}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Desert Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Desert Lakes}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Shattered Savanna Plateau}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Badlands Plateau}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Modified Badlands Plateau}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#6EB1FF}}
|{{color|#66768A}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Savanna}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#77AAFF}}
| -
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Stony Peaks}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Savanna Plateau}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#76A8FF}}
| rowspan="3" |{{color|#677389}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Jungle}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Bamboo Jungle}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Sparse Jungle}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Fields}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Lush Caves}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Jungle Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Modified Jungle}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Bamboo Jungle Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Modified Jungle Edge}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Field Shore}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#77A8FF}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Plains}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Sunflower Plains}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Beach}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Swamp}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Dark}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Dripstone Caves}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Swamp Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#78A7FF}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Flower Forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Wooded Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Tall Birch Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#79A6FF}}
| rowspan="3" |{{color|#677289}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Birch Forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#7AA5FF}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Warm Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Lukewarm Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Lukewarm Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Cold Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Cold Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Frozen Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|River}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Lush Caves}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Meadow}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Cherry Grove}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|The Void}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Warm Ocean}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#7BA4FF}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Meadow}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Cherry Grove}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Giant Tree Taiga Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Giant Spruce Taiga Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#7CA3FF}}
|{{color|#677188}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Hills}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Windswept Forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Windswept Gravelly Hills}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Stony Shore}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Dripstone Caves}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Gravelly Mountains+|id=modified-gravelly-mountains}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Mountain Edge}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#7DA2FF}}
| rowspan="3" |{{color|#687188}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Spruce Taiga}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Taiga Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Taiga Mountains}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#7DA3FF}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Ice Spikes}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Snowy Beach}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Snowy Mountains}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Legacy Frozen Ocean}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#7FA1FF}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Grove}}
|{{color|#81A0FF}}
| rowspan="3" |{{color|#697088}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Slopes}}
|{{color|#829FFF}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga Mountains}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{color|#839EFF}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Jagged Peaks}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Frozen Peaks}}
|{{color|#859DFF}}
|{{color|#696F88}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Pale Garden}}
|{{color|#B9B9B9}}
|{{color|#818181}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|The End}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Small End Islands}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|End Barrens}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|End Midlands}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|End Highlands}}{{only|je|short=1}}
| colspan="2" |{{color|#000000}}{{Note|Not seen in-game as the sky effect is not applied in this dimension. It is only visible in the Overworld in [[Minecraft:single biome]] worlds.|name=unused}}
|}
== History ==
{{info needed section|The sky coloring behavior during sunrise and sunset in Pocket Edition 1.1.x was different from other versions, something that can be noticed by rotating the camera around. These versions were affected by an issue with the night vision effect, looking to the side opposite to the moon's side during night would cause the fog to turn yellow. Additionally, the bottom half of the skybox in Java Edition was once deep blue, the color of which looked similar to the color of water before Update Aquatic. This was later changed somewhere between release 1.0 and now.}}
{{info needed section|{{BE}} history}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java pre-classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||Cave game tech test|Added the sky.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.14a|Added clouds to the sky.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|Changed sky color from {{color|#7FCCFF}} to {{color|#99CCFF}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100211-2327|Added the sun and moon to the sky.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100227-1414|Added a 1536×1536 test skybox, which is completely blue.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100313|Removed the test skybox.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100618|Changed the model of the sky.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=preview|The sky now has a red glow during sunrise and sunset.
|Sky color is now dependent on biome temperature/humidity values.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.11|dev=25w45a|The color of the sky during sunrises and sunsets is now affected by rain and thunder.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||Pre-release|Added the sky.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.6.0|Added clouds to the sky.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.7.3|Added the sun, the moon, and stars to the sky.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Day sky.png|The sky in plains with no celestial bodies. Note that it fades into fog near the horizon.
File:Pale garden sky.png|The sky in a pale garden
File:Night sky (clear).png|The sky at midnight. Notice the fog having a slightly different color.
File:Sunset sky.png|The sky during sunset
File:Dry thunder sky.png|The sky in ''Bedrock Edition'' during thunder in dry biomes, or when a wither is nearby, which has the same color as thunderstorm sky but the fog does not.
File:Void sky.png|The sky deep in the void in ''Bedrock Edition''
File:Purple sky.png|The sky at extremely high altitudes
File:The End single biome pre-1.18.png|A [[Minecraft:Single Biome|single biome]] world of the End has a unique black sky color
</gallery>

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== Navigation ==
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