How to advance time in Hogwarts Legacy

A lot of quests in Hogwarts Legacy need to take place in either daytime or nighttime specifically. If you get to the starting point for a quest during the wrong time of day, you'll need to advance time or wait.

However, not all players will know how to change the day and night cycle. Here is all you need to know in this Hogwarts Legacy advance time breakdown.

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How do you advance time?

To advance time, you need to go to the Map section of your main menu and select the Wait option. Not every player will notice this right away because it's placed in the bottom right of the screen (shown in the below image).

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If you're playing on a console like PS5 or Xbox Series X, you'll next need to press R3. If you're on PC, press F. You'll be then given a prompt to confirm whether to advance time. Select "Yes", and the advance time process will be complete.

This is similar to ways to advance the day or night cycle like in other RPGs, with The Witcher 3 especially coming to mind. Although, you can only advance time from day to night and vice versa, not to a specific hour.

However, there is another advance time method as well. When you approach some quests that need to take place during a different time of day, like in the main story, you'll be given a prompt to wait for the required quest time as well. On PlayStation and Xbox for example, this is done by pressing the Square or X button, respectively.

After advancing time successfully, your protagonist will wake up as if from a nap, and the respective quest will be open.

For more tips on the game, check out how to add more spell slots. Alternatively, find out how to unlock the Dark Arts Battle Arena.