How do you guys set the moon phase on your watch?

I don’t even bother with the dates anymore.

 

You can just Google "current phase of moon" and get a pictogram.

Sometimes I just go outside at night and look at the moon to set my watch.

(I love moon phase watches.)

 

Or even the am/pm. Just get the hour right and minutes ballpark, shut the clasp and go.

Oh and use the iPhone for the time.............

 

Using the small button dedicated to rotating the moon, set the moon at full moon. Then count the number of days since the last full moon, and press the advance button once for each day. That should get you back on time. But...you must set it for the moon cycle in your city. Here is the one I use.
Moon Phases 2022 – Lunar Calendar (timeanddate.com)

 

The moon’s phase is the same throughout the world. We all see the same moon phase.

Try comparing Perth Australia, Luanda Angola and Winnipeg Manitoba. The tilt is different but the phase is the same.

 

When the moon rises is based on local time, and the tilt will differ at different points of view. Yes, the moon's phase is the same, but not at the same time.

 

But moon phase complications only track the phase of the moon, not moon rise or moon set.

Andy

 

That is why you set it to your local area. I use Los Angeles. Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase in Los Angeles (timeanddate.com)

 

Wait till the moon aligns with the watch.