A downloadable asset pack

A lightweight and flexible day/night cycle system for Unity.

It handles time progression, sun rotation, lighting, fog, skybox blending, and stars - with simple setup and customization.

Easy setup - just drag the manager prefab into your scene, set the skybox material, and you're set!

Features 🌗

Time Control: Adjustable time speed, set time by hour or percentage, and optional time limits.
Lighting & Atmosphere: Automatic sun rotation, ambient and directional light gradients, smooth transitions between morning, day, evening, and night.
Fog & Skybox: Dynamic fog distances, skybox fog color and density control, and horizon blending.
Stars: Optional star visibility in the skybox.
In-Game Clock: Analog clock synced to the cycle with adjustable offset and rotation direction.
Events & API: Events for time changes, day/night transitions, and a public, documented API for external control.

User guide and demo scene included ☃️

Published	1 day ago
Status	Released
Category	Assets
Author	MGeLabs
Tags	Asset Pack, cycle, day, night, sourcecode, time, Unity

Download

DayNightSystem-1.0.1.unitypackage 1.8 MB

Install instructions

Option 1: Unity Package Manager (UPM)

Open the Package Manager, click the "+" icon, select "Add package from git URL...," and enter:

https://github.com/m-gebhard/unity-daynight-system.git

Option 2: Unity Package

Download the latest release and import the Unity Package directly into your project.