Bring back a forgotten piece of Minecraft history! Sun & Moon Circular restores the iconic circular sun and moon from Minecraft Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5, a design that was seen during development but never made it into the final game.

This resource pack lets you enjoy the classic round sun and moon with lunar phases while playing on modern versions of Minecraft.

✨ Features

🌕 Circular moon with its original lunar phases
☀️ Circular sun
🕰️ Inspired by Minecraft Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5
🎨 Faithful recreation of the old design
📦 Works as a resource pack — no mods required
🔄 Compatible with versions from 1.8 up to 26.1+

Whether you're looking for a little Minecraft history or simply prefer the circular celestial bodies, Sun & Moon Circular brings this forgotten design back to the sky.

Prerelease Sun and Moon

MC 1.16.3, 1.13.1, 1.9.3, 1.8.7, 1.16-Snapshot, 1.17.1, 1.9.1, 1.21.2-Snapshot, 1.21, 1.21.6-snapshot, 1.15-Snapshot, 1.16.1, 1.18.1, 1.20.2-Snapshot, 1.20.5-Snapshot, 1.14.3, 1.15

Release 2026-09-18 Get

Requirements & install

How to use this resource pack in Minecraft

Resolution: 16x
Minecraft: 1.16.3 – 1.21.6-snapshot
Install folder: .minecraft/resourcepacks

How to install resource packs

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

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Latest Release

Version

1.16.3, 1.13.1, 1.9.3, 1.8.7, 1.16-Snapshot, 1.17.1, 1.9.1, 1.21.2-Snapshot, 1.21, 1.21.6-snapshot, 1.15-Snapshot, 1.16.1, 1.18.1, 1.20.2-Snapshot, 1.20.5-Snapshot, 1.14.3, 1.15

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Minecraft Versions

MC 1.21.6-snapshot MC 1.21.2-Snapshot MC 1.21 MC 1.20.5-Snapshot MC 1.20.2-Snapshot MC 1.18.1 MC 1.17.1 MC 1.16.3

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