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Setting the moonphase
The moonphase can be set by reaching behind the dial at the”6 o`clock” position. There
you can feel the moon disc and by turning the disc clockwise the correct moonphase can be
adjusted.
Please note:
The moonphase can only be set when it is not in the changing phase.
The moon changing phase lasts approx. 4 hours from 10 pm and 2 am.
The Moonphases
The moon circles the earth at a distance of 384.405 km and its diameter is 3.476 km.
The moon’s volume is 50 times less that of the earths.
The gravitational pull is significantly less than that of the earth and all weights on the moon
are 6 times lighter. The temperature of the moon’s surface during the exposure to sunlight is
130° Celsius, while during the moonlight night which lasts two weeks is –158° Celsius.
It takes the moon 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 2.8 seconds to circle the globe.
The moon always shows the earth the same face. It rotates once around its owns axis during
this revolution.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
January
!
13
!
2
1
7
!
11
1
13
1
3
1
28
1
18
!
21
1
25
!
29
!
18
February
!
11
!
1
1
5
!
9
1
12
1
1
1
27
1
16
!
20
1
24
!
28
!
17
March
!
13
!
2
1
7
!
10
1
14
1
3
1
28
1
18
!
21
1
25
!
29
!
19
April
!
12
!
1/30
1
6
!
8
1
13
1
2
1
27
1
16
!
20
1
24
!
27
!
17
May
!
11
1
16
1
5
!
8
1
12
1
1/31
1
26
!
30
!
19
1
23
!
27
!
16
June
!
10
1
14
1
4
!
6
1
11
!
15
1
24
!
29
!
18
1
22
!
25
1
29
July
!
10
1
13
1
3
!
6
1
10
!
14
1
24
!
28
!
17
1
21
!
24
1
29
August
!
8
1
12
1
1/31
!
4
1
9
!
12
1
22
!
27
!
16
1
19
!
23
1
28
September
!
7
1
10
1
15
!
3
1
7
!
11
1
21
!
25
!
29
1
18
!
21
1
26
October
!
6
1
9
1
14
!
2
1
7
!
10
1
20
!
25
!
28
1
17
!
21
1
26
November
!
4
1
8
1
13
!
1
1
5
!
9
1
19
!
23
!
27
1
15
!
20
1
24
December
!
4
1
8
1
13
!
1/30
1
5
!
9
1
19
!
23
!
27
1
15
!
20
1
24
1
=
full moon
!
=
new moon
Due to the fact that every place on earth has a different gravitation, a clock that runs +/- 0 sec
in Munich/Germany will gain or loose time if it is located somewhere else.
As an example see the list below:
Place
Gravitation
Fast
Slow
g in cms
-2
in sec./Tday
in sec./day
Bangkok
978,321
106,2
Berlin
981,288
24,4
Budapest
980,852
5,2
Bukarest
980,554
7,9
Göttingen
981,176
19,5
Hamburg
981,375
28,2
Madrid
979,981
33,1
München
980,733
0
0
Nürnberg
980,942
9,2
Rom
980,347
17,0
St. Petersburg
981,925
52,5
Stockholm
981,843
48,8
Stuttgart
980,901
7,4
Tokio
979,805
40,9