You can rotate the moon by gently pressing the dial.
Grandfather clock moon dial stuck.
Now reset the moon dial with the observed moon phase.
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Then line up the posts with the holes in the movement.
Line up the clock hand shaft to the hole in the center of the dial.
Another cause for the inconsistency could be the moon dial.
From a manufacturer s standpoint it is not much more than a talking point when selling a clock.
If you have a grandfather clock with moon phase follow these instructions.
Then line up the posts with the holes in the movement.
The grandfather clocks moon dial is tied into the mechanics of your grandfather clocks movement and the movement will turn the moon dial each day.
The moon dial or lunar phase dial is not of any practical use to most of us in our modern times.
Be certain the weights are pulled up.
If the moon dial will not rotate wait 6 hours before trying again.
Line up the clock hand shaft to the hole in the center of the dial.
Apply pressure and rotate accordingly to begin place your fingers on the front of the clock s moon dial and apply slight pressure.
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Then carefully rotate the moon dial clockwise until the moon is situated directly parallel to the number 15 on the dial s face.
Its place on current production grandfather clocks is more out of a sense of tradition than anything else.
Grandfather clock moon dial installation the clock moon dial has four posts on the back that lock into the front plate of the movement.
Observe the current phase that the moon is in.
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If you feel that the moon dial will not turn its is most likely in the process of turning through the gears on the grandfather clocks movement.
To set moon dial apply slight pressure with your fingers to the front of the moon dial.
Stuck pendulum and moon dial problems if the pendulum is stuck open the glass and disentangle the clock hands.