Convert game ticks, redstone tick equivalents, assumed eight-tick intervals, real time and nominal Minecraft day durations. Adjust the tick rate and choose whole-unit rounding when needed; interval counts do not guarantee hopper transfers.

Enter a tick count. Normal timing uses 20 game ticks per second.

Redstone: 2 game ticks. Hopper interval: an assumed 8 game ticks; it does not guarantee a transfer.

Tick rate

Blank uses 20. Use the effective rate for this calculation; lag or a supported custom tick-rate setting changes elapsed time. This is not randomTickSpeed.

Related Calculators

Minecraft Tick Formula

Seconds = Ticks / 20
Ticks = Seconds * 20

Where:

  • Ticks is the number of game ticks.
  • Seconds is the real-world time in seconds.
  • 20 is the normal game-tick rate used by these reference examples. Actual or configured simulation rates can differ.

At the normal rate of 20 game ticks per second, each game tick takes 0.05 seconds (50 milliseconds). Divide game ticks by TPS to estimate elapsed seconds, or multiply seconds by TPS for game ticks. A nominal default day-night cycle contains 24,000 ticks, equal to 20 real minutes at 20 TPS. Lag and supported custom tick-rate settings can change real duration; elapsed ticks alone do not identify the current world clock.

Tick and Time Reference

The table below shows common tick values and their real-world time at the standard rate of 20 ticks per second.

TicksSecondsReal Time
10.0550 milliseconds
2011 second
1,200601 minute
12,00060010 minutes
24,0001,2001 Minecraft day (20 minutes)

Example Problems

Example 1. You want to know how long 100 ticks lasts. Divide the ticks by 20: 100 / 20 = 5. So 100 ticks equals 5 seconds.

Example 2. You want to know how many ticks are in 30 seconds. Multiply the seconds by 20: 30 * 20 = 600. So 30 seconds equals 600 ticks.

FAQ

How many ticks are in one second in Minecraft?
There are 20 ticks in one second when the game runs at its normal speed. Each tick lasts 0.05 seconds.

How long is a single Minecraft tick?
At normal 20 TPS, one game tick is 0.05 seconds, or 50 milliseconds. At another constant rate, its elapsed duration is 1/TPS seconds. A redstone tick conventionally represents two game ticks. Java versions with tick-rate control can use targets above 20; edition and player-simulation behavior can differ.

How many ticks are in a Minecraft day?
A full day-night cycle is 24,000 ticks, which equals 1,200 seconds or 20 real-world minutes at 20 ticks per second.