Daylight Detector
A block that outputs a redstone signal proportional to the amount of sunlight. It can be right-clicked to invert into a night-detecting mode.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryRedstone
Version Added
Version Added1.5
Item ID
Item IDdaylight_detector
Overview
Daylight Detector is a redstone component in the Redstone category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Daylight Detector. It doubles as furnace fuel, good for 1.5 smelts before it is used up.
As a redstone component, Daylight Detector is wired into contraptions and circuits; its behaviour is what gives builders the logic and timing to automate farms, doors, and machines. On the hardness scale Daylight Detector sits at 0.2. There is no second figure for Daylight Detector; explosions meet 0.2 too. Any axe will do on Daylight Detector, from wood upward.
Crafting Recipe
Crafting
How to Obtain
- Crafting
Fuel Value
Burns for 15 seconds (300 ticks), enough to smelt 1.5 items
Notes
Right-click to toggle between daylight and inverted (night) sensor modes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Daylight Detector in Minecraft?
Daylight Detector is crafted at a Crafting Table using Glass, Nether Quartz, and Wooden Slab.
What is Daylight Detector used for?
A block that outputs a redstone signal proportional to the amount of sunlight. It can be right-clicked to invert into a night-detecting mode.
How many Daylight Detector can you stack?
Daylight Detector stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
How long does Daylight Detector take to break?
Two figures cover Daylight Detector: 0.2 to mine, 0.2 to blow up. When those two match, Daylight Detector offers nothing extra against TNT. Any axe will do on Daylight Detector, from wood upward. Source for all of it is the Java 26.2 release itself.
Can Daylight Detector be used as fuel?
Yes. Daylight Detector burns for 15 seconds in a furnace, which is 1.5 items smelted before it is used up.