# Day-Night Cycle

*Source* · `src-dontstarvewiki-2026-day-night-cycle` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Encyclopedia / wiki |
| authors | Don't Starve Wiki contributors |
| venue | Don't Starve Wiki (wiki.gg) |
| date | 2026 |
| url | https://dontstarve.wiki.gg/wiki/Day-Night_Cycle |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

Default day lasts 8 real minutes in sixteen 30-second segments of day, dusk, and night; split varies by season; base cycle 36 days (20 summer, 16 winter); Charlie attacks in total darkness; sanity drain 5/min at dusk, 50/min in total darkness at night, 5/min near light.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Crisis countdown](../mechanic/crisis-countdown.md), [Day-night cycle](../mechanic/day-night-cycle.md), [Don't Starve](../game/dont-starve.md), [Seasons](../mechanic/seasons.md)

## Citation

Don't Starve Wiki contributors (2026). *Day-Night Cycle*. Don't Starve Wiki (wiki.gg) https://dontstarve.wiki.gg/wiki/Day-Night_Cycle

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Provenance: created in run `2026-10-24-taxonomy-m5`.