Moon                  Epicyclic train

             24                                        24     
--------------------------      =      -----------------------     =
   1  -   8      8                       1 - 0.03386243386
          ---  .  ---  
          35    54   


            24
--------------------------      =       24.8411829134      =      24h  50m  28,25848824s
   0 . 96613756604

True Value (mean) =  24h 50m 28,3286526s      Difference daily   0.07016436s

With just two wheels more it could be:     

    654                8         6       109                     5232
 ---------     =      ----  .   ----  .   -----        =        -----------      =       0.03386320095

 19313              28       62        89                  154504

             24                                        24     
--------------------------      =      -----------------------      =    24h  50m  28,32949212s
 1- 0.03386320095              0.9661363679905
      
          

 True Value (mean) =  24h 50m 28,3286526s     Difference daily   0.00083952s

(For the right turning direction of the Moon you will need a pair extra wheels with the same number of teeth)

 

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