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<p>To look up the phase of the moon for any date, <span class="notph"><br></span><span class="ph"> </span>just fill out the form below, then hit "Find Phase."</p>
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<p align="center">At <font color="#ffffff">12:27:13 UT</B></FONT> Saturday <font color="#ffffff">17 March 2018</font><span class="notty"><br></span><span class="ty"> </span>the moon&rsquo;s phase was</p>

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<h5>Some factors that go into this equation:</h5>

<p align="center"><b>Universal Time</b>
 is 12.4702777777778 in decimal hours.
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The <b>Julian date</b> was 2458194.5001.
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The <b>sun&rsquo;s ecliptic longitude</b> was 356.864373150444 degrees.
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Its <b>mean anomaly</b> was 72.271731198 degrees.
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The moon&rsquo;s <b>true longitude</b> was 2876.54231757754 degrees.</p>

<p><i><font color="#999999">These calculations incorporate the switch to the English New Style (N.S.)&#151;i.e., Gregorian&#151; calendar after Wednesday, 02 September 1752; the next day became Thursday, 14 September, skipping eleven days. (Please also note that, while fairly accurate, these calculations remain a bit buggy.)</font></i></div>
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