Perpetual calendar helper

What each hand on a perpetual or annual calendar should read today.

DaySunday
Date25
MonthOctober
Leap-year hand2

Year 2 after the leap year (2026).

Moon: full moon, 13.8 days old. Set the moon

Did your watch stop?

Rules that protect a calendar movement

  • Never use a corrector between about 9pm and 4am on the watch. Check the window.
  • Never move the hands backwards on a perpetual calendar unless the manual says it's allowed.
  • A perpetual calendar treats every fourth year as a leap year, so it will need one manual correction in 2100, which isn't one.
  • An annual calendar needs one correction a year, on 1 March, because it can't tell February's length.