When the center of the moon dial on your grandfather clock points to the 10 the lunar calendar is 10 days old and that will reflect what the moon will be that evening.
Grandfather clock moon dial mechanism.
Set your moon dial on your grandfather clock so the moon is under the 10 on the dial which is 5 days before the 15th day the dial which is the full moon.
Table parlor clock dial.
Many of the older grandfather clocks or english tall case clocks as many people called them had a painting on the dial along side of the moons each dial has 2 moons to keep the calendar accurate.
You can rotate the moon by gently pressing the dial.
Polished brass dial brushed aluminum time ring.
Observe the current phase that the moon is in.
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The full moon on our clock s moon dial now represents where the moon was on the 20th.
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The click spring is located just behind the moon dial itself.
To do this we simply observe the scale above the moon picture counting each space as we go.
The moon dial on a grandfather clock also gave the manufacturers of the clocks to add a personal touch to their grandfather clocks.
Find the click spring.
Pull the click spring back about a half inch from the teeth of the moon dial and then allow it to fall back into place.
If the grandfather clock with moon phase dial stops for more than 24 hours the moon dial will also stop and must be reset when the grandfather clock has started again.
Step 5 the moon dial.
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Day calendar second hand.
Since 1971 clock parts has been a manufacturer of mechanisms inserts and dial faces.
Another cause for the inconsistency could be the moon dial.
Now reset the moon dial with the observed moon phase.
Step 6 check the level.
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Your moon phase will need adjusting periodically because the lunar calendar is 29 1 2 days long and our monthly calendar is 30 31 days long.
Raised brass numerals corner accents.
Sometimes the moon dial on a grandfather clock refuses to turn.
Since in our example today is the 25th which was five days ago we must move the moon dial forward or clockwise 5 days to put us where we should be on the 25th.
To fix this problem open the door or panel by the clock face.