My woods 7day timer does not work ever since I tripped the breaker for the circuit that the switch is on. The display and manual push button still light up when bushed. But the lights do not turn on

Check the neutral wire connections... loose wire nut... loose wire
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-troubleshoot-timers.html#in-wall
Troubleshoot for Woods in-wall timer on link above.
Reset timer

If you have the box timers, the following might apply.
http://waterheatertimer.org/Fire-inside-timer.html


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Remove timer, and reconnect both switches as they were before starting.
Notice if there is a wire that connects to both switches... this will be the Hot wire.
Then notice that the 2-way switch has two wires.
One wire will be Hot > and this wire connects to timer Black wire.
And the other wire goes to Load (light) > and this wire connects to timer red wire.
The timer green wire connects to bare ground wires.
This leaves the timer White wire > you can connect timer White wire with the other ground wires.... > or look in the back of switch box to notice a group of white wires covered with wire nut > connect timer White wire to these other white wires.
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-timers.html
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#59018

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Copy following link to identify Leviton timer and download manual
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html
http://waterheatertimer.org/Intermatic-timers-and-manuals.html
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Timer is not identified.
If digital timer does not function as before, try resetting timer and then re-program.
If timer has battery, then change battery and reset timer.
If reset does not restore functionality, then timer has gone bad. Most in-wall timers have 1 year limited warranty.

Below are common 7-day timers, but there are many different brands:

You posted under Woods 7-day timer: except Woods timer does not astronomic dawn dusk function. Woods 7-day is same as Tork 7-day and GE 7-day, and they do not have astronomic function.
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-59018-59028.pdf
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#59028
Reset button is small round button.
Push in reset with toothpick or paper clip.
Then reprogram timer.

If you have Intermatic ST01C or EJ500 battery operated timer: Replace battery, then to reset timer: push-and-hold ON_OFF button, and then push reset button. Keep holding on-off button until display changes. Release on-off button and display will flash 12:00. Then reprogram timer.
http://waterheatertimer.org/Intermatic-timers-and-manuals.html

If you have Utilitec astronomic timer, then press reset button and reprogram:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Program-wire-Utilitec-LW60419.html

Open following link to identify timer, read wiring instructions, and download on-line manual:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#59028

How to wire timer
1) Timer-green-wire connects to bare ground wire.
2) Switch has 2 wires. Take switch wires and connect to timer-black-wire and timer-red-wire. Choose either one for now.
3) In back of electric box are white wires twisted together and covered with wire nut. Connect timer-white to these wires.
4) If electric box does not have white wires described above, then connect timer-white to bare ground.
5) Turn on electricity, and push timer door which is also the ON-OFF button. If lights come on, timer is wired correctly. If lights do not come on, then reverse timer-red and timer-black wires.

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You posted under Woods 59018 timer.

1) This timer is made to replace single pole switch only.

2) If lights are blinking, then wiring is suspect. Probably the red and white are connected together.
Open following link to confirm this is your timer and read ez wiring steps and see on-line manual.
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#59028
The wiring steps work for all brands of in-wall 7-day timer except those timers that can be used for 3-way switching.

3) Page also lists timers that can be used for 3-way switching, for example in hallway where 2 different switches control same light. List of timers has links to each timer and manual.

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Noma/Woods timers are re-packaged under other names and numbers, and appear across several brands.

I don't show a 3-button timer except for Stanley

Stanley 3 button timer:
http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-38468-TimerMax-Extreme-Temperature/dp/B0020ML758
Westinghouse manual seems to match the Stanley timer
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/28468_TimerManual.pdf

Woods timers and manuals are shown on page below:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html

Woods has 2-button timer N1506
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-49122-N1506-manual.pdf
Woods has 1 button timer N1502
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-N1502-manual-english.pdf
UPM makes 2-button timer
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/DT523-Manual.pdf

Write down what displays when each button is pushed, and then add a comment and I'll try to decipher the buttons.

Quick answer:
1) Programming steps say 'press clock key to return to current time and day'
2) Use mode button and change between AUTO & RND >> try manual override in each mode
3) Does timer turn lights on-and-off with program, or do they blink too?
4) Swap Black and Red wires
5) Try timer on light in different room, on different circuit breaker
6) Timer might be defective

Longer answer:
Woods 59018 manual does not show troubleshooting steps except 'check wiring; switch Red and Black leads; and/or reset programming'

Seems unlikely you could program timer unless timer is wired correctly ... unless there is a short of some kind.

To review wiring.
Green goes to bare ground wire.
White goes to Neutral white wire (neutral is usually 2 or 3 white wires twisted together and shoved to back of box)
Black must connect to Hot from circuit breaker
Red must connect to Load (light, fan, motor etc)

How to test wiring:
Disconnect timer and set aside.
Mark each wire
Separate wires in box so they don't touch
Use ordinary tester (you can tape tester leads to wood sticks)
Turn on power
You should have two black wires that were originally connected to switch
Test black wires to bare ground > when tester lights up, that is the Hot wire.
The other black wire goes to Load

Now you want to find the neutral.
Test the Hot black wire to white wires in box.
When tester lights up, that is neutral.

If everything checks out, I guess timer is defective.

You've lost power to the timer. Look in your main circuit breaker panel for a two-pole breaker that has tripped. Turn it to full OFF, then back ON.
Sometimes it hard to detect if a breaker has tripped, so turn it OFF, then ON anyway.
If that doesn't work it's possible that the circuit breaker is bad.

Internal components of manual electrical timers do wear out (in my case, within 2 years), which will trip an AFCI/GFCI breaker at the same time every day, even before the circuit switches on. This regularity of the problem (at 5:50 PM every day) was the clue that the timer was at fault.