Um, only for a few seconds, and then dawn arrives and you automatically exit.
(Unless there are other people online; everyone needs to sleep for it to skip ahead.)
Pretty sure it worked fine on the old map too, but it's so long since I tried on that (what with being able to do /time day instead there) that I don't remember for sure.
Because computers have state, but most programmers don't really understand this and only deal with what they want to happen, which often results in things getting into a state that is only solvable by discarding and starting again.
Random thought: In the inventory/chests, it should be possible to hold down a number from 1-9 when clicking to pick up something and just take that many things.
Just wondering, there's a bunch of dirt in the boxes near the spawn (presumably dug out for the rocket), does anyone need it, or could I take it for a dirt-heavy project I'm working on?
When you think of pie, do you think meat or fruit?