diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/config/profile/profiles/rendering/overlay/weather/WeatherC.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/config/profile/profiles/rendering/overlay/weather/WeatherC.kt
index 26da0e278..7257e9919 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/config/profile/profiles/rendering/overlay/weather/WeatherC.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/config/profile/profiles/rendering/overlay/weather/WeatherC.kt
@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@ class WeatherC {
      * Enables snow overlay
      */
     var snow by delegate(true)
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/time/WorldTime.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/time/WorldTime.kt
index a2aafe950..1f12bc9f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/time/WorldTime.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/time/WorldTime.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class WorldTime(
     val phase = DayPhases.of(time)
     val progress = phase.getProgress(time)
 
-    val day = this.age / ProtocolDefinition.TICKS_PER_DAY
+    val day = (this.age + 6000) / ProtocolDefinition.TICKS_PER_DAY - 1 // day changes at midnight (18k)
 
 
     val skyAngle: Float
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/weather/WorldWeather.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/weather/WorldWeather.kt
index 148edb0f1..e0d8846e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/weather/WorldWeather.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/weather/WorldWeather.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 package de.bixilon.minosoft.data.world.weather
 
 data class WorldWeather(
-    val rain: Float = 1.0f,
+    val rain: Float = 0.0f,
     val thunder: Float = 0.0f,
 ) {
     val raining: Boolean get() = rain > 0.0f
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/other/DebugHUDElement.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/other/DebugHUDElement.kt
index b73d4ee1a..d179afb26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/other/DebugHUDElement.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/other/DebugHUDElement.kt
@@ -52,13 +52,11 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.world.WorldRenderer
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.modding.event.listener.CallbackEventListener.Companion.listen
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.properties.MinosoftProperties
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.properties.MinosoftPropertiesLoader
-import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.protocol.ProtocolDefinition
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.terminal.RunConfiguration
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.KUtil.format
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.KUtil.toResourceLocation
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.Reference
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.SystemInformation
-import kotlin.math.abs
 
 class DebugHUDElement(guiRenderer: GUIRenderer) : Element(guiRenderer), LayoutedElement, Initializable {
     private val connection = renderWindow.connection
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ class DebugHUDElement(guiRenderer: GUIRenderer) : Element(guiRenderer), Layouted
             connection.world::time.observe(this) { // ToDo: Kutil 1.18: Allow instant fire
                 text = BaseComponent(
                     "Time ", it.time, " (", it.phase, ")", ", cycling=", it.cycling, "\n",
-                    "Date ", "day=", abs(it.age) / ProtocolDefinition.TICKS_PER_DAY, " (", it.moonPhase, ")"
+                    "Date ", "day=", it.day, " (", it.moonPhase, ")"
                 )
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/SkyRenderer.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/SkyRenderer.kt
index 6edca5079..c534af6c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/SkyRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/SkyRenderer.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.renderer.renderer.Renderer
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.renderer.renderer.RendererBuilder
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.sky.box.SkyboxRenderer
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.sky.properties.OverworldSkyProperties
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.sky.sun.SunRenderer
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.system.base.DepthFunctions
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.system.base.PolygonModes
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.system.base.RenderSystem
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class SkyRenderer(
     var matrix by watched(Mat4())
     val profile = connection.profiles.rendering.sky
     private val box = SkyboxRenderer(this).register()
+    private val sun = SunRenderer(this).register()
 
     override fun init(latch: CountUpAndDownLatch) {
         for (renderer in renderer) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/box/SkyboxRenderer.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/box/SkyboxRenderer.kt
index a1da8bebf..f68b1b329 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/box/SkyboxRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/box/SkyboxRenderer.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.util.vec.vec3.Vec3Util.interpolateLinea
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.modding.event.events.blocks.chunk.ChunkDataChangeEvent
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.modding.event.listener.CallbackEventListener.Companion.listen
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.KUtil.minosoft
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.KUtil.murmur64
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.math.PI
 import kotlin.math.abs
@@ -120,17 +121,6 @@ class SkyboxRenderer(
         }
     }
 
-    @Deprecated("Kutil 1.18")
-    fun Long.murmur64(): Long {
-        var value = this
-        value = value xor (value ushr 33)
-        value *= -0xae502812aa7333L
-        value = value xor (value ushr 33)
-        value *= -0x3b314601e57a13adL
-        value = value xor (value ushr 33)
-        return value
-    }
-
     override fun init() {
         colorShader.load()
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/sun/SunMesh.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/sun/SunMesh.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b0dfdeca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/sun/SunMesh.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Minosoft
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Moritz Zwerger
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * This software is not affiliated with Mojang AB, the original developer of Minecraft.
+ */
+
+package de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.sky.sun
+
+import de.bixilon.kotlinglm.vec2.Vec2
+import de.bixilon.kotlinglm.vec3.Vec3
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RenderWindow
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.system.base.MeshUtil.buffer
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.system.base.buffer.vertex.PrimitiveTypes
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.system.base.texture.texture.AbstractTexture
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.util.mesh.Mesh
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.util.mesh.MeshStruct
+
+open class SunMesh(renderWindow: RenderWindow, primitiveType: PrimitiveTypes = renderWindow.renderSystem.preferredPrimitiveType) : Mesh(renderWindow, SunMeshStruct, primitiveType, initialCacheSize = 2 * 3 * SunMeshStruct.FLOATS_PER_VERTEX) {
+
+    fun addVertex(position: Vec3, texture: AbstractTexture, uv: Vec2) {
+        data.add(position.x)
+        data.add(position.y)
+        data.add(position.z)
+        data.add(uv.x)
+        data.add(uv.y)
+        data.add(texture.renderData.shaderTextureId.buffer())
+    }
+
+
+    data class SunMeshStruct(
+        val position: Vec3,
+        val uv: Vec2,
+        val indexLayerAnimation: Int,
+    ) {
+        companion object : MeshStruct(SunMeshStruct::class)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/sun/SunRenderer.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/sun/SunRenderer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff0972ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/sun/SunRenderer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * Minosoft
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Moritz Zwerger
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * This software is not affiliated with Mojang AB, the original developer of Minecraft.
+ */
+
+package de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.sky.sun
+
+import de.bixilon.kotlinglm.func.rad
+import de.bixilon.kotlinglm.mat4x4.Mat4
+import de.bixilon.kotlinglm.vec2.Vec2
+import de.bixilon.kotlinglm.vec3.Vec3
+import de.bixilon.kotlinglm.vec4.Vec4
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.world.time.DayPhases
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.world.time.WorldTime
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.events.CameraMatrixChangeEvent
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.sky.SkyChildRenderer
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.sky.SkyRenderer
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.system.base.RenderingCapabilities
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.textures.TextureUtil.texture
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.modding.event.listener.CallbackEventListener.Companion.listen
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.protocol.ProtocolDefinition
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.KUtil.minecraft
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.KUtil.minosoft
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.KUtil.murmur64
+import java.util.*
+import kotlin.math.pow
+
+class SunRenderer(
+    private val sky: SkyRenderer,
+) : SkyChildRenderer {
+    private val texture = sky.renderWindow.textureManager.staticTextures.createTexture(SUN)
+    private val shader = sky.renderWindow.renderSystem.createShader(minosoft("weather/sun"))
+    private var mesh = SunMesh(sky.renderWindow)
+    private var day = -1L
+    private var matrix = Mat4()
+    private var matrixUpdate = true
+    private var sunModifier = 0.0f
+
+    override fun init() {
+        shader.load()
+    }
+
+    private fun prepareMesh() {
+        mesh.addYQuad(
+            start = Vec2(-0.15f, -0.15f),
+            y = 1f,
+            end = Vec2(+0.15f, +0.15f),
+            vertexConsumer = { position, uv ->
+                mesh.addVertex(
+                    position = position,
+                    texture = texture,
+                    uv = uv,
+                )
+            }
+        )
+
+        mesh.load()
+    }
+
+    override fun postInit() {
+        prepareMesh()
+//        sky.renderWindow.textureManager.staticTextures.use(shader)
+        sky.renderWindow.connection.events.listen<CameraMatrixChangeEvent> { calculateMatrix(it.projectionMatrix, it.viewMatrix) }
+    }
+
+    private fun getSunAngle(): Float {
+        val time = sky.renderWindow.connection.world.time
+
+        // 270: sunrise (23k-0k)
+        // 0: day (0-12k)
+        // 90: sunset (12k-13k)
+        // 180: night (13k-23k)
+
+
+        return ((time.time / ProtocolDefinition.TICKS_PER_DAYf) - 0.25f) * 360.0f
+    }
+
+    private fun calculateSunIntensity(): Float {
+        val time = sky.renderWindow.connection.world.time
+        return when (time.phase) {
+            DayPhases.NIGHT -> 0.0f
+            DayPhases.DAY -> 1.0f
+            DayPhases.SUNSET -> (1.0f - time.progress).pow(2)
+            DayPhases.SUNRISE -> time.progress.pow(2)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun calculateMatrix(projection: Mat4 = sky.renderWindow.camera.matrixHandler.projectionMatrix, view: Mat4 = sky.renderWindow.camera.matrixHandler.viewMatrix) {
+        val matrix = projection * view.toMat3().toMat4()
+
+        matrix.rotateAssign(getSunAngle().rad, Vec3(0, 0, -1))
+        matrix.translateAssign(Vec3(0.0f, -0.01f, 0.0f)) // prevents face fighting
+
+        matrix.translateAssign(Vec3(0.0f, -sunModifier, 0.0f)) // moves the sun closer to the player based on the day (sun appears bigger)
+
+
+        this.matrix = matrix
+        this.matrixUpdate = true
+    }
+
+    override fun onTimeUpdate(time: WorldTime) {
+        if (this.day != time.day) {
+            this.day = time.day
+            sunModifier = Random(day.murmur64()).nextFloat(0.0f, 0.2f)
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun draw() {
+        shader.use()
+        calculateMatrix()
+        if (matrixUpdate) {
+            shader.setMat4("uSunMatrix", matrix)
+            shader.setVec4("uTintColor", Vec4(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, calculateSunIntensity()))
+            this.matrixUpdate = false
+        }
+        sky.renderSystem.enable(RenderingCapabilities.BLENDING)
+
+        mesh.unload()
+        mesh = SunMesh(sky.renderWindow)
+        prepareMesh()
+        mesh.draw()
+        sky.renderSystem.disable(RenderingCapabilities.BLENDING)
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        private val SUN = minecraft("environment/sun").texture()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/util/mesh/Mesh.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/util/mesh/Mesh.kt
index 14f308f8d..db1148d7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/util/mesh/Mesh.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/util/mesh/Mesh.kt
@@ -85,13 +85,16 @@ abstract class Mesh(
         addQuad(positions, uvStart, uvEnd, vertexConsumer)
     }
 
-    fun addYQuad(start: Vec2, y: Float, end: Vec2, uvStart: Vec2 = Vec2(0.0f, 0.0f), uvEnd: Vec2 = Vec2(1.0f, 1.0f), vertexConsumer: (position: Vec3, uv: Vec2) -> Unit) {
+    fun addYQuad(start: Vec2, y: Float, end: Vec2, uvStart: Vec2 = Vec2(0.0f, 0.0f), uvEnd: Vec2 = Vec2(1.0f, 1.0f), reversed: Boolean = false, vertexConsumer: (position: Vec3, uv: Vec2) -> Unit) {
         val positions = arrayOf(
             Vec3(start.x, y, start.y),
             Vec3(start.x, y, end.y),
             Vec3(end.x, y, end.y),
             Vec3(end.x, y, start.y),
         )
+        if (reversed) {
+            positions.reverse()
+        }
         addQuad(positions, uvStart, uvEnd, vertexConsumer)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/connection/play/ConnectionUtil.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/connection/play/ConnectionUtil.kt
index 74c9ae1e4..1fed154e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/connection/play/ConnectionUtil.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/connection/play/ConnectionUtil.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.entities.entities.player.local.HealthCondition
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.BaseComponent
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.ChatComponent
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.formatting.color.ChatColors
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.world.time.WorldTime
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.world.weather.WorldWeather
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RenderConstants
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.util.vec.vec3.Vec3dUtil.EMPTY
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.modding.event.events.InternalMessageReceiveEvent
@@ -128,5 +130,7 @@ class ConnectionUtil(
             connection.fire(ContainerCloseEvent(connection, it.id ?: -1, it))
         }
         connection.player.healthCondition = HealthCondition()
+        connection.world.time = WorldTime(connection.world)
+        connection.world.weather = WorldWeather()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/KUtil.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/KUtil.kt
index 674b4025b..64b303188 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/KUtil.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/KUtil.kt
@@ -318,4 +318,15 @@ object KUtil {
             if (this is CharSequence) return this.length
             return toString().length
         }
+
+    @Deprecated("Kutil 1.18")
+    fun Long.murmur64(): Long {
+        var value = this
+        value = value xor (value ushr 33)
+        value *= -0xae502812aa7333L
+        value = value xor (value ushr 33)
+        value *= -0x3b314601e57a13adL
+        value = value xor (value ushr 33)
+        return value
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/minosoft/rendering/shader/weather/sun/sun.fsh b/src/main/resources/assets/minosoft/rendering/shader/weather/sun/sun.fsh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a7466a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/minosoft/rendering/shader/weather/sun/sun.fsh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Minosoft
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Moritz Zwerger
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program.If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * This software is not affiliated with Mojang AB, the original developer of Minecraft.
+ */
+
+#version 330 core
+
+out vec4 foutColor;
+
+flat in uint finTextureIndex;
+in vec3 finTextureCoordinates;
+
+uniform vec4 uTintColor;
+
+// #include "minosoft:texture"
+
+
+
+void main() {
+    // vec4 texelColor = getTexture(finTextureIndex, finTextureCoordinates);
+    foutColor = vec4(1.0f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 1.0f) * uTintColor;
+    if (foutColor.a == 0.0f) {
+        discard;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/minosoft/rendering/shader/weather/sun/sun.vsh b/src/main/resources/assets/minosoft/rendering/shader/weather/sun/sun.vsh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc7486059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/minosoft/rendering/shader/weather/sun/sun.vsh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Minosoft
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Moritz Zwerger
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program.If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * This software is not affiliated with Mojang AB, the original developer of Minecraft.
+ */
+
+#version 330 core
+
+layout (location = 0) in vec3 vinPosition;
+layout (location = 1) in vec2 vinUV;
+layout (location = 2) in uint vinIndexLayerAnimation;
+
+//flat out uint finTextureIndex;
+//out vec3 finTextureCoordinates;
+
+uniform mat4 uSunMatrix;
+
+#include "minosoft:color"
+
+void main() {
+    gl_Position = uSunMatrix * vec4(vinPosition, 1.0f);
+
+    //   finTextureIndex = vinIndexLayerAnimation >> 28u;
+    //   finTextureCoordinates = vec3(vinUV, ((vinIndexLayerAnimation >> 12) & 0xFFFFu));
+}