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Is not ready yet, significant figures not implemented yet.

Usage

Example Moon

This:

Cumulatively, this effect becomes ever more significant over time; since when [[Apollo 11|astronauts first landed on the Moon]] approximately {{age|1969|1|19}}<!-- NOTE TO EDITORS: This date, which is 182 days before the landing, rounds the elapsed time to the nearest year. --> years ago, it is now {{days elapsed times factor|1969|7|20|0.0001046}} metres farther away.

Becomes:

Cumulatively, this effect becomes ever more significant over time; since when astronauts first landed on the Moon approximately 57 years ago, it is now 2.1685672 metres farther away.

See also