Both are displayed in 24 hour format.

There’s footage showing one particular area, The Hitching Post in Akila City, by day and night.

First off, there’s the question of whether planetary days and nights have different lengths.

Destroying a spaceship in combat in a Starfield screenshot.

Does 24 hours on one world equal 24 hours on another?

It’s unclear how closely Starfield adheres to current astrophysical models in its representation of celestial bodies.

I wouldn’t be surprised if dark stars played some kind of role in Starfield’s story.

A figure stands on the surface of a moon and looks out towards a ringed planet in the sky in Starfield.

Starfield having divergent timeframes has other, less physicky implications.

I’d love to play a Starfield quest that digs into this complicated subject.

But if all else fails, I’ll be happy with at least one black hole.

A screenshot of Reddit threads concerning the possibility of black holes in Starfield.