Perhaps you can first draw a half circle without distribution using the default chart functions. Then fill the distribution without its circle:
library(circular)
data<- c(-0.188,-0.742,-0.953,-0.948,-0.953,-1.187,-0.9327200,-0.855,- 0.024,1.303,-1.041,-1.068,-1.066,1.442,1.150,0.965,0.665,0.649,0.984,-1.379,-0.584,-0.573,-0.357,-0.237,-0.287,-0.486,-0.783,-0.298,0.849,1.088,-1.003,-0.952,-0.776,-0.811,-0.880)
freq <- diff(colSums(outer( data %% (2*pi), (1:24)*pi/12,"<"))) / length(data)
r.max <- sqrt(max(freq))
lab.width <- 0.15*r.max
lab.height <- 0.15*r.max
plot( c(-r.max,r.max), c(0,0),
axes=FALSE,
ylim=c(0,r.max+lab.height),
xlim=c(-r.max-lab.width,r.max+lab.width),
xlab="", ylab="", type="l")
for ( i in 0:(5*12-1) )
{
psi <- i*pi/(5*12)
x1 <- r.max*cos(psi)
y1 <- r.max*sin(psi)
x2 <- r.max*cos(psi+pi/(5*12))
y2 <- r.max*sin(psi+pi/(5*12))
lines( c(x1,x2), c(y1,y2), type="l")
if (i %% 5 == 0) { lines( x1*c(1,0.95), y1*c(1,0.95), type="l" ) }
}
par(cex=2.0)
text( x = c(-r.max,0,r.max),
y = c(0,r.max,0),
labels = c("-pi/2","0","pi/2"),
pos = c(2,3,4))
rose.diag(data,
bins = 24,
rotation = "clock",
tcl.text = NA,
ticks = FALSE,
zero = pi/2,
control.circle = circle.control( col="white" ),
add = TRUE )
.
