Seasons & Time

Axolkin runs on a real-time clock tied to US Eastern Time (ET). Seasons rotate weekly and the day resets at midnight.

Every 15 minutes, the game processea a “tick” which updates the game.

Use /axol time to check the current season and time period at any point.

Seasons

Seasons follow a 4-week cycle. Each real-world week is one in-game season:

Season	Emoji	Duration
Spring	🌸	1 week
Summer	☀️	1 week
Fall	🍂	1 week
Winter	❄️	1 week

The cycle repeats every 4 weeks: Spring → Summer → Fall → Winter → Spring → …

What seasons affect

Catching - Some species only appear during specific seasons. See Catching for details.

Farming - Winter freezes the farm entirely. All crops are destroyed when winter begins, and you cannot plant until spring returns. Bel’s crop prices also get a +50% bonus during winter to compensate for the lost growing time.

Weather - When a new season starts, any weather that’s invalid for the new season resets back to clear.

Time of Day

Time periods determine which species can appear when catching. All times are in US Eastern Time.

Period	Hours (ET)	Emoji
Dawn	6:00 AM – 8:59 AM	🌅
Day	9:00 AM – 3:59 PM	🌤️
Dusk	4:00 PM – 6:59 PM	🌇
Evening	7:00 PM – 5:59 AM	🌙

Daily Reset

At midnight Eastern Time each day:

/pray becomes available again (once per day)
Bel’s crop prices update with new daily variation
A “new day” announcement is posted to the server

Tick System

A background tick runs every 15 minutes to process game updates. This is when the following happens:

System	What the tick does
Breeding	Advances courtship progress, produces eggs when ready
Ventures	Auto-collects completed ventures, restarts repeating ones
Farming	Updates crop growth stages, triggers wilt timers, runs crow attacks
Effects	Removes expired buffs (scarecrow, fertilizer, food effects, etc.)
Seasons	Detects season/time changes and sends announcements
Marketplace	Cleans up expired shop listings and refunds materials