ALL DIALS SYNCHRONIZED ✓

The Antikythera Mechanism

One Crank. Infinite Cosmos. Simultaneous Reading.

The Revolutionary Concept:

By turning a single hand crank, all dials update simultaneously—showing solar position, lunar phase, planetary locations, eclipse predictions, and calendar dates all at once. This is what made the Mechanism extraordinary: the entire cosmos synchronized in your hands.

REAR FACE
Eclipse & Calendar Dials

Saros Cycle: Month 0/223
Next Eclipse: None predicted
Metonic Year: 1/19

FRONT FACE
Main Zodiac & Calendar Dial

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Days Elapsed: 0
Solar Position: Aries 0°
Lunar Position: Aries 0°
Moon Phase: New Moon

FRONT FACE
Planetary Position Dial

Mercury: Aries
Venus: Aries
Mars: Aries
Jupiter: Aries
Saturn: Aries

Understanding the Simultaneity:

Watch how turning the crank creates a cascade of synchronized movements across all three dial systems. The main dial shows the sun and moon, the eclipse dial counts toward the next eclipse using the Saros cycle, and the planetary dial tracks all five visible planets. Ancient users could instantly read the entire state of the cosmos from a single glance—past, present, and future encoded in bronze.