Planetarium

Planetarium

See the real-life solar system at night!

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Screenshots

Venus as morning star
Moon and Gas Giants
Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
North Star
Moon, Jupiter and Saturn
Moon and Mars

About this Mod

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Check out the Planetarium gallery.

No Forge!

If using Quilt, use QSL/QFAPI; if using Fabric, use FAPI; or if using (neo)Forge, use Sinytra Connector + Forgified FAPI.

About

Planetarium simply renders the solar system planets in Minecraft's skybox during the night. In a way, the MC skybox is a planetarium if you think about it.
The planet textures are made by @Crackers0106 (PR #1) and @lxly9 (PR #2).

The project source is licensed under the MIT license whereas the project assets are licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License.

FAQs

Q: Can I use Planetarium with Shaders?

A: Planetarium has been tested with Complementary Shaders and it works as long as you set the Sun/Moon Style to Reimagined.

Q: (1.21+ only) Can I configure what planets are visible and/or their sizes?

A: Yes, by making a datapack containing planet JSONs and textures.

Planet JSONs go in src/main/resources/assets/your_mod/planetarium/planets

Planet textures go in src/main/resources/assets/your_mod/textures/planetarium/planets

Optionally, texture overrides can be done as shown here.

An example planet pack can be found here.

Q: Can I port Planetarium to another MC version?

A: Yes, as long as those ports are not for (neo)Forge.

Q: Can I port Planetarium to another modloader?

A: No, you cannot port Planetarium to a modloader that isn't Quilt or Fabric such as (neo)Forge, or another non-Quilt/Fabric modloader.

Screenshots

Vanilla MC moon and the Gas Giants above a hilly area.

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the night sky.

Close-up view of the North Star

Available Versions

Planetarium v2.2.0 for mc26.1release
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric, quilt
May 31, 2026
Planetarium v2.0.0 for mc1.20.1release
MC 1.19.3, 1.19.4, 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2fabric, quilt
January 5, 2025
Planetarium v2.1.0 for mc1.21.1release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1fabric, quilt
January 5, 2025
Planetarium v2.0.1 for mc1.21.1release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1quilt
October 6, 2024
Planetarium v2.0.0 for mc1.21.0release
MC 1.21quilt
August 25, 2024

How to Install Planetarium on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Planetarium". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricquilt

Minecraft Versions

26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+8 more)

Server-side

Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Planetarium server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Planetarium compatible with fabric and quilt?

Planetarium officially supports fabric, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Planetarium – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Planetarium consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

26.1.226.1.126.11.21.11.211.20.41.20.21.20.11.201.19.4+1 more