How to see the lunar calendar on Apple Watch
Updated November 6, 2026 • vLunar
vLunar has an Apple Watch app and complications so the lunar date sits right on your watch face. This is a Pro feature.
Step 1: Install vLunar on Apple Watch
- 1Install vLunar on your iPhone and turn on Pro in the app.
- 2Open the Watch app on iPhone > My Watch, scroll to Available Apps and tap Install next to vLunar. If automatic app install is on, vLunar is already on the watch.
- 3Open vLunar on the watch once so it is ready.
Step 2: Sync from iPhone
- 1Open vLunar on iPhone, go to Setting > User Guide and choose the Watch tab.
- 2Tap Sync with watch app to send your colour theme, language and first day of the week to the watch.
When you later change the theme or language on iPhone, the app sends it to the watch on its own. Tap the sync button again only if the watch has not updated.
Step 3: Put the lunar date on the watch face
- 1Touch and hold the watch face, then tap Edit.
- 2Swipe to the Complications page and tap the slot you want to change.
- 3Pick vLunar and a style.
- 4Press the Digital Crown to save, then tap the watch face.
See the lunar date right on your home screen
Install vLunar for a Vietnamese lunar calendar widget, Can Chi, the 12 zodiac hours and reminders for memorial days, full moon and new moon on the exact lunar date. No need to open a website every day.
Free
- ✓Lunar date, Can Chi, solar term and moon phase for every day
- ✓The 12 zodiac hours (twelve two-hour periods of the day)
- ✓Events that repeat every lunar month or lunar year: memorial days, full moon, new moon, reminded on the right lunar date
- ✓Vietnamese holidays, US Holidays, and events from the calendars on your phone
- ✓Small, medium and large home screen widgets, with your own background photo
- ✓Journal with photos, videos and hashtags, each entry with its lunar date
- ✓Two-pane layout designed for iPhone Duo
Pro
- ★Lock screen widgets and widget customisation: colours, text, lunar and solar layout
- ★Unlimited countdown widgets with photos rotated from journal hashtags
- ★Apple Watch app and complications
- ★Weather forecast part of the meteorology block on the day card and medium widget (Apple Weather)
- ★Journal lock with Face ID or passcode
Subscription through the App Store or Google Play; see the price in the app.
Frequently asked questions
Is the lunar calendar on Apple Watch free?+
No. The Apple Watch app and complications are part of vLunar Pro, a subscription through the App Store.
Do I need an iPhone?+
Yes. Pro and the sync are set up in vLunar on the iPhone paired with the watch.
More guides
- Lunar calendar on iPhone Duo: vLunar designed for two panesvLunar has a layout designed for iPhone Duo: unfold it for the month grid on one pane and the lunar day card on the other; fold it for a smooth single-screen view with a Liquid Glass button rail. Free.
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