User level: Level 1 (8 points)Why doesn’t the screen lock moon phase widget match the apple weather app moon phase? iPhone Pro 16 iOS 27.0
Posted on Sep 26, 2026 6:35 PM
User level: Level 10 (454,138 points)Sep 26, 2026 11:13 PM in response to darciemarie23
6:56 AM on the Lock Screen widget vs 6:55 AM in the Weather app is a very different situation. That is only a 1-minute discrepancy, and it is quite normal.
Why the 1-minute difference occurs
The Moon does not literally have a single universal “moonset time” rounded identically everywhere. The calculated time depends on:
So Apple may calculate the underlying moonset as something like 06:55:xx, with one interface displaying 6:55 AM and another rounding or truncating/updating it as 6:56 AM.
The important point is that 6:55 vs 6:56 does not indicate a display problem or an incorrect Moon phase calculation.
Check the weather on iPhone - Apple Support (MD)
User level: Level 10 (454,138 points)Sep 26, 2026 11:08 PM in response to darciemarie23
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Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256365700