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Actual Day-/Nighttime Mod
Sunrise and sunset in the game follow the real calendar, updated every week, so winter nights are long and summer evenings stay light.
- Author
- Viss Valdyr
- Game version
- 1.61as listed by the author (see the official page)
- Players
- Needs
- Nothing extra, the base game is enough
- Price
- Free
- Link checked
- 18 October 2026 (the download page opens; not a test of the mod)
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Screenshots (3)
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About this mod
In the default game the sun rises and sets at the same times all year. This tiny mod is updated by its author every week so that daylight in ETS2 matches the real time of year. The game's own system then works out local times, so the sun still rises earlier in Warsaw than in Paris and stays up longer over Oslo in summer.
It only moves sunrise and sunset. Time passes at the normal speed. It's one of the most popular mods on the Workshop, with over half a million subscribers.
How to install Actual Day-/Nighttime Mod
- Open the mod's Steam Workshop page (sign in to Steam if asked) and press Subscribe. Steam downloads it for you.
- Start Euro Truck Simulator 2. On the profile screen, open the Mod Manager.
- Find Actual Day-/Nighttime Mod in the list and move it to Active mods, then press Confirm changes.
Load order: Put it above any map or weather mod.
Notes for this mod
- In winter, switch off the in-game time zones option, or sunrise and sunset will be an hour out. To keep time zones on, the author recommends adding "Winter Time Zones [ETS2]" by tkk7406, directly below this mod.
Part of these mod sets: Night driving & lights set, Realism starter set. Each set has the whole load order worked out.
Helpful guides
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Best ETS2 Realism Mods for 1.61: Sound, Physics, Traffic and WeatherSound, physics, traffic, weather and lights: what to install, what clashes, in what orderETS2 Console and Developer Mode: How to Enable It and Useful CommandsSwitch on the built-in console: time, weather, game speed and moving your truckInstalling from Steam WorkshopSubscribing, switching the mod on, and removing it safelyLoad order explainedWhich mod wins when two change the same thingIf the game crashesHow to find the mod that causes it in a few restartsLink broken, or the mod has a newer version? Tell us and we'll check it.
