Step 6 check the level.
Grandfather clock moon dial mechanism.
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.
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.
The click spring is located just behind the moon dial itself.
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.
You can rotate the moon by gently pressing the dial.
Step 5 the moon dial.
Dial included with rec movement.
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.
Dial included with rws movement.
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Raised brass numerals corner accents.
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.
Check the platform where the grandfather clock has been stationed.
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Table parlor clock dial.
Sometimes the moon dial on a grandfather clock refuses to turn.
Observe the current phase that the moon is in.
Another cause for the inconsistency could be the moon dial.
To fix this problem open the door or panel by the clock face.
Now reset the moon dial with the observed moon phase.
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Day calendar second hand.
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.
The moon dial on a grandfather clock also gave the manufacturers of the clocks to add a personal touch to their grandfather clocks.
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.
To do this we simply observe the scale above the moon picture counting each space as we go.