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Semi-Realistic Moon (Vanilla Phases)

Semi-Realistic Moon (Vanilla Phases)

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Makes Minecraft's moon look more like the real Moon, while keeping the bad astronomy.
by dcdanko
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Changes the Moon texture to look like a square version of the Moon in real life, while keeping a low-ish resolution to fit with vanilla.

This version matches the vanilla moon texture, but it is not physically correct. Minecraft's moon is rotatetd 90° from reality, and the phases are either reversed or go based on when it's setting.

The (better) version with the proper phases and moon rotation is available here. It looks very good with shaders that have a sun/moon angle.

.gif of the phases

Semi-Realistic-Moon-Vanilla-Phases-2.1.zip
MC 1.16.3, 1.13.1, 1.9.3, 1.8.7, 1.7.4, 1.7.7, 1.7.6, 1.16-Snapshot, 1.17.1, 1.9.1, 1.21.2-Snapshot, 1.21, 1.21.6-snapshot, 1.15-Snapshot, 1.7.5, 1.6.1, 1.16.1, 1.18.1
Release 2026-07-13 Get
Semi-Realistic-Moon-Vanilla-Phases-2.2.zip
MC 1.21.11-snapshot, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2
Release 2026-07-13 Get

Requirements & install

How to use this resource pack in Minecraft
Resolution
32x
Minecraft
1.21.2-Snapshot – 26.2
Install folder
.minecraft/resourcepacks

How to install resource packs

  1. Download the resource pack .zip file (do not extract it).
  2. In Minecraft open Options → Resource Packs → Open Pack Folder.
  3. Drop the .zip into the resourcepacks folder (.minecraft/resourcepacks).
  4. Move the pack to the Selected column and click Done.
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