To judge a direction by a simpler method for instruction and display in a direction indicating apparatus.

On the surface of a bezel 3 for covering the edge section of a liquid crystal display screen 2, four directions (N, E, S, W), an angle scale with a 5-degree interval, and a numeric mark for indicating an angle (0, 10, 20, 30,..., 350) with a 10-degree interval are impressed clockwise on each concentric circumference. The processing system of a portable watch 1 calculates an angle formed by the north and the direction of the sum based on current time, and displays the calculated angle on the liquid crystal display screen 2. A user recognizes a direction by directing the position of an angle on the bezel that is equal to an angle being shown on the liquid crystal display screen 2 toward the actual sun.