How to set up a moon phase with a pusher
Short answer: Some quartz chronographs with a moon display let you move the disc with a chronograph pusher while the crown is pulled out. Small steps add up, so go slowly near the end.
How real watches do it
| MoonSwatch Mission to the Moonphase — New Moon | Crown III, pusher B. Short press = 1 hour, long press = fast. |
|---|---|
| MoonSwatch Mission to Earthphase | Crown C. Bottom = moon and Earth, top = Earth only. |
| MoonSwatch Mission to the Pink Moonphase | Same as the Moonphase, with a pulsometer bezel. |
See it drawn button by button, with today's moon for your location.Open the interactive guide →
Set up moon phase on most watches: 4 steps
Crown positions are numbered A / B / C, from pushed in to fully out.
- 1
Pull the crown fully out
On pusher-set quartz moon phases, the moon is usually adjusted with the crown out.
- 2
Hold the lower pusher
Tap = small step, hold = fast. If nothing moves, try the upper pusher.
- 3
Stop at tonight's moon
Match the big "right now" picture.
- 4
Push the crown in
Done.
New to moon phase windows? Read how to read a moon phase window and how often to reset it.