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A '''daylight detector''' is a [[Minecraft:block]] that outputs a [[Minecraft:redstone]] signal based on its exposure to [[Minecraft:Light#Internal light level|sky light]].
A '''daylight detector''' (also known as a '''daylight sensor''') is a [[Minecraft:block]] that outputs a [[Minecraft:redstone]] signal based on its exposure to [[Minecraft:Light#Internal light level|sky light]].


{{Control|Using}} the detector inverts it, causing it instead to output a constant strong signal that weakens from exposure to sky light.
{{Control|Using}} the detector inverts it, causing it instead to output a constant strong signal that weakens from exposure to sky light.
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== Obtaining ==
== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
=== Breaking ===
Daylight detectors can be mined by hand or with any tool, but [[Minecraft:axe]]s are the quickest. Inverted daylight detectors cannot be collected directly; they drop a regular daylight detector. {{IN|BE}}, the inverted detector may be obtained by using {{control|pick block}} in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode<ref>[[Minecraft:bugtracker:MCPE-179063|MCPE-179063]] – Pickblocking an inverted Daylight Sensor produces "tile.daylight_detector_inverted.name" block</ref>, or via inventory editing or add-ons.
Daylight detectors can be mined by hand or with any tool, but [[Minecraft:axe]]s are the quickest. Inverted daylight detectors cannot be collected directly; they drop a regular daylight detector. {{IN|BE}}, the inverted detector may be obtained with {{control|pick block}} in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode,<ref>[[Minecraft:bugtracker:MCPE-179063|MCPE-179063]] – Pickblocking an inverted Daylight Sensor produces "tile.daylight_detector_inverted.name" block</ref> or via inventory editing or add-ons.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Daylight Detector|Axe|foot=1}}
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Daylight Detector|Axe|foot=1}}


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{{see also|Redstone circuits}}
{{see also|Redstone circuits}}


A daylight detector can be used to produce redstone power in proportion to the [[Minecraft:daylight cycle]].
A daylight detector is 0.375 blocks high (3/8ths of a block). {{IN|je}} Daylight detectors cannot be moved by [[Minecraft:piston]]s. [[Minecraft:Water]] and [[Minecraft:lava]] flow around daylight detectors without affecting them.


A daylight detector is 0.375 blocks high (3/8ths of a block). Daylight detectors can be moved by [[Minecraft:piston]]s.{{only|bedrock}} [[Minecraft:Water]] and [[Minecraft:lava]] flow around daylight detectors without affecting them.  
A Daylight detector can be changed to its ''inverted'' state by {{Control|using}} it.


; Placement
====Activation====
: To place a daylight detector, use the "Use Item/Place Block" control.
A daylight detector activates when exposed to sufficient daylight ([[#Default mode|default mode]]) or when exposure to daylight is low enough ([[#Inverted mode|inverted mode]]). Placing blocks that partially or fully block sky light anywhere above a daylight detector affects its output signal.


: A daylight detector can be "inverted", which reverses the power levels produced by the daylight detector. To invert a daylight detector, aim at the placed daylight detector and use the "Use Item/Place Block" control.
Sources of block light ([[Minecraft:torch]]es, [[Minecraft:glowstone]], etc.) cannot activate a daylight detector.


; Activation
====Behavior====
: A daylight detector activates when exposed to sufficient daylight ([[#Daylight detector|daylight detector]] mode) or when exposure to daylight is low enough ([[#Inverted Daylight Detector|inverted daylight detector]] mode).
An active daylight detector emits weak power in all six directions.


: Sources of block light ([[Minecraft:torch]]es, [[Minecraft:glowstone]], etc.) cannot activate a daylight detector.
The output signal of daylight detectors is updated once every second (specifically, it's updated whenever [[Minecraft:gametime]]{{only|je}} or [[Minecraft:daytime]]{{only|be}} is perfectly divisible by 20). It can also be manually updated by {{control|using}} the daylight detector.


; Behavior
==== Default mode ====
: An active daylight detector:
In the [[Minecraft:Overworld]], a daylight detector's output [[Minecraft:signal strength]] depends on the time of day, the weather, the detector's exposure to the sky, and the [[Minecraft:Light#Internal light level|'''internal sky light level''']].
:*powers adjacent [[Minecraft:redstone dust]], including below it, and [[Minecraft:redstone comparator]]s facing away from the daylight detector, to a power level that depends on the time of day, the weather, the detector's exposure to the sky, and the [[Minecraft:Light#Internal light level|internal sky light level]] (see tables below)
:*powers adjacent [[Minecraft:redstone repeater]]s facing away from the daylight detector to power level 15
:*activates adjacent [[Minecraft:Redstone components#Mechanism components|redstone mechanisms]], including above and below, such as [[Minecraft:piston]]s, [[Minecraft:redstone lamp]]s, etc.
 
: A daylight detector has no effect on other adjacent blocks (for example, it cannot power a block the way a repeater can).
 
: The output signal of daylight detectors in the loaded chunk is updated every 20 gametime{{only|java|short=1}}/daytime{{only|bedrock|short=1}}. Block updates have no effect on daylight detectors.
 
==== Daylight detector ====
In the [[Minecraft:Overworld]], a daylight detector's outputted [[Minecraft:signal strength]] depends on the time of day, the weather, the detector's exposure to the sky, and the [[Minecraft:Light#Internal light level|'''internal sky light level''']].


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A non-inverted daylight detector never produces a signal in [[Minecraft:the Nether]] and, {{in|Bedrock}}, [[Minecraft:the End]]. {{IN|Java}}, daylight detectors always produces a maximum signal strength of 15 from exposure to the End dimension's sky, as the End's internal sky light level never changes.
A non-inverted daylight detector never produces a signal in [[Minecraft:the Nether]] and [[Minecraft:the End]].
 
==== Inverted mode ====
Unlike what the name might imply, the output of the inverted detector is not a simple inversion of the daylight detector's output: a much simpler algorithm that depends on the [[Minecraft:Light#Internal_light_level|'''internal sky light level''']] is used instead. Specifically, it outputs a signal strength of 15 minus the current internal sky light level, where values over 15 or below 0 are taken as 15 or 0 respectively. This means that, in the Overworld, an inverted daylight detector actually outputs a strength of 11 at midnight when the weather is clear, if it has line of sight with the sky. The effects of shade are applied before inverting, so shade ''increases'' the signal strength when it is not already full, and prevents it from reaching zero. Completely blocking an inverted daylight detector from exposure to the sky causes it to emit a signal strength of 15 at all times of day.


==== Inverted daylight detector ====
{{In|Java}}, inverted daylight detectors in the Nether always produce a signal strength of 15. In the End, they work identically to how they work in the Overworld at noon in clear weather conditions.
{{control|Using}} a daylight detector inverts it. However, the output of the inverted detector is not a simple inversion of the daylight detector's output; it uses a much simpler algorithm that depends on the [[Minecraft:Light#Internal_light_level|'''internal sky light level''']]. Specifically, it outputs a signal strength of 15 minus the current internal sky light level, where values over 15 or below 0 are taken as 15 or 0 respectively. This means that, in the Overworld, an inverted daylight detector actually outputs a strength of 11 at midnight when the weather is clear, if it has line of sight with the sky. The effects of shade are applied before inverting, so shade ''increases'' the signal strength when it is not already full, and prevents it from reaching zero. Completely blocking an inverted daylight detector from exposure to the sky causes it to emit a signal strength of 15 at all times of day.


{{In|Java}}, inverted daylight detectors in the Nether always produce a signal strength of 15; in the End, they work similarly to in the Overworld. {{In|Bedrock}}, inverted daylight detectors in the Nether or End never produce a signal under any circumstance.
{{In|Bedrock}}, inverted daylight detectors in the Nether or End never produce a signal under any circumstance.


The cells on inverted daylight detectors are emissive if [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]] is enabled.
The cells on inverted daylight detectors are emissive if [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]] is enabled.
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{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{see also|Block entity format}}
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<section begin="block data" /><div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound}} Block entity data
* {{nbt|compound}} Block entity data
** {{nbt inherit/blockentity}}
** {{nbt inherit/blockentity}}
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:MCTimegraph.png|A graph visualising the states of a Daylight Detector under different weather conditions (ends rounded to the nearest quarter of a thousand Game-ticks)
File:MCTimegraph.png|A graph visualising the states of a Daylight Detector under different weather conditions (ends rounded to the nearest quarter of a thousand Game-ticks)
File:Sunny's Sun.png|An example of lights being powered upon the sunrise.
File:Sunny's Sun.png|An example of lights being powered upon the sunrise
File:Daylight Art.png|Art made using both states of the daylight detector.
File:Daylight Art.png|Art made using both states of the daylight detector
File:Waterproofed Lamp.png|One of the more common uses of the block, a simple street light using a redstone lamp.
File:Waterproofed Lamp.png|One of the more common uses of the block, a simple street light using a redstone lamp
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== Mojang screenshots ===
=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Jeb Daylight Detector.png|First image of a daylight detector.
File:Jeb Daylight Detector.png|First image of a daylight detector
File:13w01a Banner.png|The 13w01a snapshot image released by [[Minecraft:Mojang]].
File:13w01a Banner.png|The 13w01a snapshot image released by [[Minecraft:Mojang]]
File:Daylight-sensor-recipe.jpeg
File:Daylight-sensor-recipe.jpeg
</gallery>
</gallery>

Latest revision as of 11:06, 13 October 2026

Template:Infobox block A daylight detector (also known as a daylight sensor) is a Minecraft:block that outputs a Minecraft:redstone signal based on its exposure to sky light.

Template:Control the detector inverts it, causing it instead to output a constant strong signal that weakens from exposure to sky light.

Obtaining

Breaking

Daylight detectors can be mined by hand or with any tool, but Minecraft:axes are the quickest. Inverted daylight detectors cannot be collected directly; they drop a regular daylight detector. Template:IN, the inverted detector may be obtained with Template:Control in Minecraft:Creative mode,<ref>MCPE-179063 – Pickblocking an inverted Daylight Sensor produces "tile.daylight_detector_inverted.name" block</ref> or via inventory editing or add-ons. Template:Breaking row

Crafting

Template:Crafting

Usage

Redstone component

File:Daylight sensor output clear.png
Graphed daylight detector output in clear weather. The red vertical line denotes the player sleep time, at 12,523.

Template:See also

A daylight detector is 0.375 blocks high (3/8ths of a block). Template:IN Daylight detectors cannot be moved by Minecraft:pistons. Minecraft:Water and Minecraft:lava flow around daylight detectors without affecting them.

A Daylight detector can be changed to its inverted state by Template:Control it.

Activation

A daylight detector activates when exposed to sufficient daylight (default mode) or when exposure to daylight is low enough (inverted mode). Placing blocks that partially or fully block sky light anywhere above a daylight detector affects its output signal.

Sources of block light (Minecraft:torches, Minecraft:glowstone, etc.) cannot activate a daylight detector.

Behavior

An active daylight detector emits weak power in all six directions.

The output signal of daylight detectors is updated once every second (specifically, it's updated whenever Minecraft:gametimeTemplate:Only or Minecraft:daytimeTemplate:Only is perfectly divisible by 20). It can also be manually updated by Template:Control the daylight detector.

Default mode

In the Minecraft:Overworld, a daylight detector's output Minecraft:signal strength depends on the time of day, the weather, the detector's exposure to the sky, and the internal sky light level.

Daylight detector power levels when sky light level is 15
Power Clear Rain or snowfall Thunder
Time ↓ Time ↑ Time ↓ Time ↑ Time ↓ Time ↑
0 Template:ClockPhase 13,670–(Midnight/18,000)-22,330

(8,660 Gtk/7:13)

Template:ClockPhase 13,670-(Midnight/18,000)–22,330

(8,660 Gtk/7:13)

Template:ClockPhase 13,670-(Midnight/18,000)–22,330

(8,660 Gtk/7:13)

1 Template:ClockPhase 22,331–22,781

(450 Gtk/22.5 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 13,219–13,669

(450 Gtk/22.5 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 22,331–22,798

(467 Gtk/23.35 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 13,203–13,669

(466 Gtk/23.3 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 22,331–22,943

(612 Gtk/30.6 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 13,058–13,669

(611 Gtk/30.55 sec)

2 Template:ClockPhase 22,782–23,069Template:Only/23,070Template:Only

J: (287 Gtk/14.35 sec) B: (288 Gtk/14.4 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 12,931–13,218

(287 Gtk/14.35 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 22,799–23,231

(432 Gtk/21.6 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 12,769Template:Only/12,770Template:Only-13,202

J: (433 Gtk/21.65 sec) B: (432 Gtk/21.6 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 22,944–23,352

(408 Gtk/20.4 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 12,648–13,057

(409 Gtk/20.45 sec)

3 Template:ClockPhase 23,070Template:Only/23,071Template:Only-23,296

J: (226 Gtk/11.3 sec) B: (225 Gtk/11.25 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 12,705–12,930

(225 Gtk/11.25 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 23,232–23,504

(272 Gtk/13.6 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 12,497–12,768Template:Only/12,769Template:Only

J: (271 Gtk/13.55 sec) B: (272 Gtk/13.6 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 23,353–23,700

(347 Gtk/17.35 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 12,300–12,647

(347 Gtk/17.35 sec)

4 Template:ClockPhase 23,297–23,529

(232 Gtk/11.6 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 12,471–12,704

(233 Gtk/11.65 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 23,505–23,745

(240 Gtk/12 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 12,256–12,496

(240 Gtk/12 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 23,701-(Dawn/24,000/0)–59

(240 Gtk/12 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 11,941Template:Only/11,942Template:Only-(Dusk/12,000)-12,299

J: (358 Gtk/17.9 sec) B: (357 Gtk/17.85 sec)

5 Template:ClockPhase 23,530–23,767

(237 Gtk/11.85 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 12,233–12,470

(237 Gtk/11.85 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 23,746–23,991

(245 Gtk/12.25 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 12,010–12,255

(245 Gtk/12.25 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 60–441

(381 Gtk/19.05 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 11,560–11,940Template:Only/11,941Template:Only

J:(380 Gtk/19 sec) B: (381 Gtk/19.05 sec)

6 Template:ClockPhase 23,768–23,960

(192 Gtk/9.6 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 12,041–12,232

(191 Gtk/9.55 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 23,992–(Dawn/24,000/0)-394

(386 Gtk/19.3 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 11,607–(Dusk/12,000)-12,009

(402 Gtk/20.1 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 442–1,039

(597 Gtk/29.85 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 10,962–11,559

(597 Gtk/29.85 sec)

7 Template:ClockPhase 23,961–(Dawn/24,000/0)-166

(205 Gtk/10.25 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 11,835–(Dusk/12,000)-12,040 (205 Gtk/10.25 sec) Template:ClockPhase 395–882

(487 Gtk/24.35 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 11,119–11,606

(487 Gtk/24.35 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 1,040–1,735

(695 Gtk/34.75 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 10,266–10,961

(695 Gtk/34.75 sec)

8 Template:ClockPhase 167–535

(368/18.4 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 11,465Template:Only/11,466Template:Only-11,834

J: (369 Gtk/18.45 sec) B: (368 Gtk/18.4 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 883–1,429Template:Only/1,430Template:Only

J: (546 Gtk/27.3 sec) B: (547 Gtk/27.35 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 10,571–11,118

(547 Gtk/27.35 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 1,736–2,608

(872 Gtk/43.6 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 9,392–10,265

(873 Gtk/43.65 sec)

9 Template:ClockPhase 536–933

(397 Gtk/19.85 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 11,067–11,464Template:Only/11,465Template:Only

J: (397 Gtk/19.85 sec) B: (398 Gtk/19.9 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 1,430Template:Only/1,431Template:Only-2,069

J: (639 Gtk/31.95 sec) B: (638 Gtk/31.6 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 9,931–10,570

(639 Gtk/31.95 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 2,609–3,942

(1,333 Gtk/1:06.65 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 8,059–9,391

(1,332 Gtk/1:06.6 sec)

10 Template:ClockPhase 934–1,371

(437 Gtk/21.85 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 10,629–11,066

(437 Gtk/21.85 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 2,070–2,875

(805 Gtk/40.25 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 9,125Template:Only/9,126Template:Only-9,930

J: (805 Gtk/40.25 sec) B: (804 Gtk/40.2 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 3,943–(Noon/6,000)-8,058

(4115 Gtk/3:25)

11 Template:ClockPhase 1,372–1,865

(493 Gtk/24.65 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 10,136–10,628

(492 Gtk/24.6 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 2,876–4,108

(1,232 Gtk/1:01.6)

Template:ClockPhase 7,892–9,124Template:Only/7,893–9,125Template:Only

J: (1,232 Gtk/1:01.6) B: (1,232 Gtk/1:01.6)

N/A N/A
12 Template:ClockPhase 1,866–2,444

(578 Gtk/28.9 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 9,557–10,135

(578 Gtk/28.9 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 4,109–(Noon/6,000)-7,891Template:Only/7,892Template:Only

J:(3,410 Gtk/2:50) B: (3,783 Gtk/3:9.15)

N/A N/A
13 Template:ClockPhase 2,445–3,175

(730 Gtk/36.5 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 8,826–9,556

(730 Gtk/36.5 sec)

N/A N/A N/A N/A
14 Template:ClockPhase 3,176–4,294

(1,118 Gtk/55.9 sec)

Template:ClockPhase 7,706–8,825

(1,119 Gtk/55.95 sec)

N/A N/A N/A N/A
15 Template:ClockPhase 4,295–(Noon/6,000)-7,705

(3,410 Gtk/2:50)

N/A N/A N/A N/A

A non-inverted daylight detector never produces a signal in Minecraft:the Nether and Minecraft:the End.

Inverted mode

Unlike what the name might imply, the output of the inverted detector is not a simple inversion of the daylight detector's output: a much simpler algorithm that depends on the internal sky light level is used instead. Specifically, it outputs a signal strength of 15 minus the current internal sky light level, where values over 15 or below 0 are taken as 15 or 0 respectively. This means that, in the Overworld, an inverted daylight detector actually outputs a strength of 11 at midnight when the weather is clear, if it has line of sight with the sky. The effects of shade are applied before inverting, so shade increases the signal strength when it is not already full, and prevents it from reaching zero. Completely blocking an inverted daylight detector from exposure to the sky causes it to emit a signal strength of 15 at all times of day.

Template:In, inverted daylight detectors in the Nether always produce a signal strength of 15. In the End, they work identically to how they work in the Overworld at noon in clear weather conditions.

Template:In, inverted daylight detectors in the Nether or End never produce a signal under any circumstance.

The cells on inverted daylight detectors are emissive if Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals is enabled.

Fuel

Daylight detectors can be used as a Minecraft:fuel in Minecraft:furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per block.

Sounds

Template:Sound table/Block/Wood

Data values

ID

Template:Edition: Template:ID table Template:ID table

Template:Edition: Template:ID table Template:ID table Template:ID table

Block states

Template:See also

Template:Edition: Template:Bst Template:Bst

Template:Edition: Template:Bst

Block data

A daylight detector has a block entity associated with it which stores only its entity ID and position (the minimum data for a block entity). Although the daylight detector's block entity stores no additional data, the block entity ensures that the daylight detector is updated every game tick.

Template:El: Template:See also

<section begin="block data" />

<section end="block data" />

Template:El:

See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Videos

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History

Development

Template:HistoryTable

Java Edition

Template:HistoryTable

Bedrock Edition

Template:HistoryTable

Legacy Console Edition

Template:HistoryTable

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Template:HistoryTable

Data history

Template:HistoryTable

Issues

Template:Issue list

Gallery

Screenshots

Mojang screenshots

References

Template:Reflist

External links

Navigation

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