If you arrive somewhere in Hyrule at night and need to wait until morning, there are two handy ways to skip ahead in the Ocarina of Time remake. You can sleep in a bed, or, once you’ve learned it, play the Sun’s Song on your ocarina. Both will get you back to daylight much quicker than waiting around.
How to sleep until morning
Find a bed you can interact with and choose “Sleep until morning” from the menu. Link will wake up in daylight with his hearts restored, which is a nice bonus if you’ve taken a few knocks along the way.
There’s a bed at Lon Lon Ranch, and you can find others in Kokiri Forest, Kakariko Village and Hyrule Castle Town. In Castle Town, look for the bed inside the purple-doored house on the northwestern side.
If you can’t choose a time to wake up yet, continue the story until you’ve met Zelda at Hyrule Castle and completed the “Princess of Hyrule Castle” quest. After that, the bed menu lets you choose morning or night.
How to skip to morning with the Sun’s Song
The Sun’s Song is a really useful option when you’re out exploring and don’t feel like travelling back to a bed. To bring on the morning, head outside at night and follow these steps:
- Press left on the D-pad to take out your ocarina.
- Play A, R, X, A, R, X.
- Once the song finishes, the night will change to morning.
The same song works in reverse, so playing it during the day brings on night instead. The button sequence above is for the Nintendo Switch 2 remake.
You can play it on the Fairy Ocarina, so you don’t have to wait until you get the Ocarina of Time itself. You do need to learn the song first, though.
Where to learn the Sun’s Song
You can pick up the Sun’s Song fairly early. First, meet Zelda at Hyrule Castle and learn Zelda’s Lullaby from Impa. You’ll also need the Fairy Slingshot for the first room of the tomb.
- Head to Kakariko Village and make your way into the graveyard.
- Find the large gravestone at the back and stand on the Triforce symbol in front of it.
- Take out your ocarina and play Zelda’s Lullaby: Y, X, A, Y, X, A. The entrance to the Royal Family’s Tomb will open.
- Head inside and use your slingshot to defeat the Keese in the first room. This opens the way forward.
- Get past the ReDeads in the next room, then examine the tablet at the end and follow the prompts to learn the Sun’s Song.
Once you have it, you can play the song whenever you need to switch between day and night. It’s worth grabbing even if you already have a favourite bed nearby.
How to tell what time of day it is
The easiest way to check is to head outside and look at the sky. Daylight tells you it’s day, while a dark sky means it’s night. The people and places around you can give you a clue too, since some characters, shops and activities are only available at certain times.
I haven’t been able to confirm whether the remake has a clock that shows the exact in-game hour. If you just need it to be morning, sleep in a bed or play the Sun’s Song at night and you won’t have to guess.
Can you wait until morning naturally?
Yes. Time passes as you play, including in towns in the Switch 2 remake, so you can keep exploring and let morning come around on its own. This is handy if you haven’t learned the Sun’s Song and aren’t near a bed, although it’ll take longer than skipping ahead.