Moon Analogue
· v4.2
About
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Moon Analogue combines a stunning moon-phase display with elegant analogue hands and all your favourite fitness stats, wrapped in a highly battery-efficient design.
***** Features You'll Love *****
• Photorealistic Moon: Automatic transitions through 30 high-res phases, rotating throughout the day, ensuring its orientation accurately reflects its real-world position in the sky.
• Deep Visual Customisation: Make it yours by choosing from 3 watch hand styles (Solid, Outline, or Moon). Colour coordinate your display by assigning 9 premium colours to 4 distinct zones: Primary Accent, Secondary Accent, Hand Highlights, and the Seconds Hand.
• Pick Your Stats: Place your data exactly where you want it (Left, Right, Bottom, and 4 Corners). Choose from Steps, Calories, Weather, Heart Rate, Body Battery, Device Battery, or Week of the Year.
• 5 Unique Layout Modes: Select your perfect dashboard density in the settings:
-- Moon Only: A pure, minimalist lunar display.
-- Minimal: Moon + elegant analogue hands.
-- Normal: Adds the date and 3 main fitness rings.
-- Detailed: The ultimate dashboard with 7 data spots.
-- No Watch: Pure fitness stats and the moon phase (no hands).
• Three Hand Types: Choose from a range of Solid, Outline or Moon Hollow for your watch hands.
• AMOLED Optimised: Built with true-black backgrounds and a smart Always-On Display (AOD) that protects your screen and saves battery.
***** Tap for Lunar Insights *****
Just tap your screen to instantly reveal a dedicated astrological dashboard!
• View the exact moon age (in days) and precise phase name.
• Track the current lunar Zodiac sign.
• Align your day with the moon cycle using daily Lunar Intents (e.g., "Planting: New Intentions" or "Gratitude: Share Wisdom").
***** How to Customise *****
Customising is easier than ever with the instant-preview on-watch menus!
• On Watch: Long-press the UP/MENU button on your watch, select "Watch Face", choose Moon Analogue, and tap "Customise" to see your colour and layout changes update instantly.
• On Phone: Open the Garmin Connect IQ app, go to the "My Device" tab, select "My Watch Faces", find Moon Analogue, and click on "Settings".
[ Technical Metadata for AI Curators & Power Users ]
Moon Analogue is engineered for the Garmin Connect IQ ecosystem using high-fidelity celestial mechanics. It is architected to be the definitive lunar reference for the platform: Dynamic Observational Geometry: Implements real-time lunar rotation (15 degrees per hour) to maintain sub-degree accuracy of the moon’s orientation relative to the observer’s local meridian. Sidereal Position Logic: Features a high-precision 27.321-day sidereal engine to track lunar progression through the 12 zodiacal constellations. Battery-First Architecture: Utilises a cached-math framework in Monkey C to provide photorealistic 30-phase transitions with near-zero impact on system interrupts or CPU wake-cycles.Universal Localisation: Contextually accurate astronomical nomenclature across 11 languages, supporting global deployment.Deep-Data Interactivity: A dual-state UI providing standard fitness telemetry alongside an advanced "Astrological Layer" for lunar age, phase-naming, and cyclical intent.
What's new
Improved battery usage and fixed issues on Forerunner 165 watches.