A daylight detector [a] is a block that outputs a redstone signal based on sunlight. Using it inverts it, causing it instead to output a redstone signal based on the darkness of the sky.

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a daylight detector (also known as a daylight sensor) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

Feb 24, 2025 · Daylight sensors are used to detect time of day in Minecraft by measuring the level of daylight, then emitting a redstone current equal to the strength of the light. With some clever …

Dec 14, 2023 · Daylight detection became possible following the Redstone Update, which was released in March 2013. The patch added the daylight sensor, but it got a new feature a year …

Aug 1, 2025 · This guide will show you how to use daylight sensors to create time bombs, automatic lights, alarm clocks, and many more inventions, so you can start detecting the time …

Learn how to craft and use a Daylight Sensor (or Daylight Detector) in Minecraft!

Oct 3, 2023 · To craft a nightlight detector in Minecraft, first, you'll need to make a daylight sensor. Then you'll place the daylight sensor on the ground, and right-click it to make it into a nightlight …

A daylight detector is a block that outputs a redstone signal based on sunlight. Using the detector inverts it, causing it instead to output a redstone signal based on the absence of natural light.

Jul 7, 2024 · One of the most conceptually interesting of the many redstone components that players have access to is the daylight sensor.

The daylight sensor can easily be used to signal things at different times of day. With command blocks in the game, it can do many more things, like broadcast messages or change …