Display of changing moon on watch face

Abstract

A timepiece having a circular face for displaying analog time of day and using the same face to display the phases of the moon.

I claim: 
     
       1. A timepiece for displaying phases of the moon while indicating the time of day comprising: a time display formed on the face of the timepiece,   a plurality of energizable display elements arranged to substantially fill said face of said timepiece,   said display elements extending across substantially the entirety of the face of said timepiece,   a display controller selectively energizing said display elements to create a light/dark contrast on the face of said timepiece,   microprocessor means to control said display controller to change said display of light and dark contrast in synchronism with the phases of the moon,   wherein said display elements when energized in combination create a light/dark contrast across substantially the entire face of said timepiece.   
     
     
       2. A timepiece as set forth in claim 1, wherein said plurality of energizable display elements comprise liquid crystal display elements. 
     
     
       3. A timepiece as set forth in claim 1, wherein said face of said timepiece comprises four abutting discrete display sections energizable sequentially to display eight phases of the moon. 
     
     
       4. A timepiece as set forth in claim 1, wherein said face of said timepiece comprises four abutting discrete display sections energizable sequentially to display eight phases of the moon. 
     
     
       5. A timepiece as set forth in claim 2, wherein said face of said timepiece comprises four abutting discrete display sections energizable sequentially to display eight phases of the moon. 
     
     
       6. A timepiece as set forth in claim 1, wherein said face of said timepiece comprises fourteen abutting display sections to display twenty-eight discrete displays synchronized at one a day for the moon phases. 
     
     
       7. A timepiece as set forth in claim 1, wherein said timepiece comprises hands which contrast with the timepiece watch face to display the time of day. 
     
     
       8. A timepiece as set forth in claim 1, wherein said timepiece comprises a watch. 
     
     
       9. A timepiece as set forth in claim 1, wherein said display elements are crescent shaped. 
     
     
       10. A timepiece as set forth in claim 3, wherein said display elements are crescent shaped. 
     
     
       11. A timepiece as set forth in claim 5, wherein said display elements are crescent shaped. .Iadd. 
     
     
       12.  A timepiece apparatus for displaying the time of day and phases of the moon, comprising: a timekeeping mechanism comprising a visual display of the time of the day on the face of the timepiece;   an integrated circular moon phase display comprising a plurality of individually energizable visual display elements of appropriate crescent-like shapes which together, when energized, in a predetermined sequence causes them to display conventional sequential phases of the moon, said visual display elements being arranged immediately adjacent to one another to define said integrated circular moon phase display and extending across substantially the entirety of the face of said timepiece;   said visual display of the time of day being superimposed on said moon phase display so that said moon phase display is visual background for said visual display of the time of day;   a display controller means for selectively energizing said visual display elements of said moon phase display; and   microprocessor means to control said display controller means to selectively energize said visual display elements such that said moon phase display is in synchronism with the actual phases of the moon. .Iaddend..Iadd.13. An apparatus as set forth in claim 12, wherein said display elements of said moon phase display comprise liquid crystal display elements. .Iaddend..Iadd.14. An apparatus as set forth in claim 12, wherein said moon phase display comprises at least four visual display elements selectively energizable sequentially to display discrete actual phases of the moon. .Iaddend..Iadd.15. An apparatus as set forth in claim 12 wherein said timepiece comprises a watch of a size to be worn by a person. .Iaddend.