Moons and Stars - Sky Overhaul SKSE
⚪ Last updated 2022This mod may not work until the author updates it. Check for an update, or see the rollback guide.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #42 of 179 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Problem
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[]Vanilla moons and stars have nonsensical phases and movements
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]Moons rise in the north and set in the south.[/][
]Stars spin overhead.[/][
]Moon phases are not dependent on their position relative to the sun.[/][
]Moon phases are always in sync, contradicting established lore.[/][
]Masser never appears during the day.[/][
]Secunda position changes whenever you save and load the game.[/]
[]This leads to some nonsensical visuals:
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[]Bright side of the moons facing away from sun.[/]
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]New moons in the middle of the night.[/][
]Crescent moons facing up at night.[/][
]Moons facing away from each other.[/]
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Description
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[]Fixes moon phases and movement
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]Moons now rise from the east and set in the west.[/][
]Masser can now be seen during the day.[/][
]Moon phases now based on their position relative to the sun.[]Full moon when a moon is opposite of the sun.[/]
[]Gibbous moon when a moon is farther from the sun.[/]
[]Quarter moon when a moon is perpendicular to the sun.[/]
[]Crescent moon when a moon is nearer the sun.[/]
[]New moon when a moon is closest to the sun.[/]
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]Moons can now have different phases (lore accurate).[/][
]No more nonsensical moon shapes.[/][
]Moon positions now consistent between saves.[/][
]Masser's lunar cycle is 24 days, matching vanilla.[/][
]Secunda's lunar cycle is 20 days, 20% faster than Masser (Vanilla Secunda moves 20% faster than Masser, but its phase always matches Masser).[/][]Fixes star movement.
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]You are now able to see the other half of the celestial sphere depending on the time of the year.[/][/
][]DLL plugin.[/]
[]ESL to edit some game settings.[/]
[]Uses vanilla moon texture paths. Compatible with moon retextures.[/]
Requirements
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[]Address Library - pick the correct one for your version of Skyrim. v1. 6.x is "AE"; v1. 5. 97 is "SE".[/]
[]SKSE - pick the correct one for your version of Skyrim. v1. 6.x is "AE"; v1. 5. 97 is "SE".[/]
[]Whenever. Doesn't matter.[/]
[*]If Moons and Stars - Sky Overhaul SKSE's po3_MoonMod.ini was modified and overwritten by another mod, you should delete po3_MoonMod.ini from the other mod[/color
Moons and Stars - Sky Overhaul SKSE is a DLL plugin that fixes the movement and phases of moons and stars in Skyrim. With 14,138 endorsements and 2.8 million downloads, it's a highly popular immersion fix for players who want accurate celestial mechanics. Last updated in October 2022, it remains a go-to mod for realism.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 14k endorsements and 2.8M downloads—clearly a must-have for immersion.
- Fixes a core immersion-breaking issue: moons and stars behaving unrealistically.
- Lightweight DLL plugin—no heavy scripts or textures, just pure logic.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2022—might not be compatible with the latest Skyrim patches, so check before installing.
- Requires SKSE, so you need to set that up first if you haven't already.
For Skyrim players who notice the moons and stars moving wrong and want a simple fix. Perfect for immersion-focused modlists. Skip if you don't care about celestial accuracy or don't want to bother with SKSE.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure SKSE is installed and launched via skse64_loader.exe, not the default launcher, or the mod won't work.
- Place the DLL in your Skyrim Data folder or use a mod manager like Vortex to handle it.
- Check the mod's posts for any compatibility notes with other sky overhaul mods before adding it to your load order.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- powerofthree and wSkeever
- Version
- 2.0.2
- Downloads
- 2,825,621
- Endorsements
- 14,138
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 8/14/2022
- Updated
- 10/12/2022
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