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by Emma Feb 11,2025

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Like many survival games, Rust incorporates a dynamic day-night cycle to enhance gameplay. Each period presents unique challenges. Daytime offers better visibility for resource gathering, while nighttime increases difficulty due to reduced visibility.

Many players have inquired about the duration of a complete in-game day. This guide details the length of both day and night cycles and explains how to modify them.

How Long Are Day & Night In Rust?

Understanding the day-night cycle is crucial for effective exploration and base building. The pitch-black nights significantly reduce visibility, making survival more demanding. This is often the least favored aspect of the game.

A full Rust day cycle lasts approximately 60 minutes. Daylight typically accounts for around 45 minutes on standard servers, leaving a 15-minute night phase.

The transitions between day and night are gradual, featuring dawn and dusk periods. While nighttime presents challenges, it also offers opportunities for activities such as looting monuments, base expansion, crafting, and completing time-consuming tasks.

Although the day-night cycle length is significant to players, the developers haven't publicly specified the exact duration, and there's no in-game method to check it on a specific server.

How To Alter Day & Night Length In Rust

To adjust night length, consider joining modded servers with customized day-night settings. Some servers offer significantly shorter nights to maximize playtime.

Search for community servers with "night" in their name or utilize platforms like Nitrado to locate servers with your preferred day length.

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