Yorkshire on Wednesday 1 April 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 1 April 1641: Henry Best of Elmswell (Driffield) weighs his wool for a purchaser from Beverley
- 1 April 1641: Tips on bringing ewes and lambs to market in the East Riding today, Easter Monday
- 1 April 1689: Miraculous extinction of a roof fire at Thrybergh Hall
- 1 April 1979: Amid motorway mania in Leeds, West Yorkshire Council is today to reveal plans to link Chapeltown and Woodhouse by a ¼-mile suspension bridge across Meanwood Beck
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:32-19:38, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 06:11 rise 19:19, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:36-19:43, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 06:15 rise 19:24, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:34-19:42, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 06:14 rise 19:24, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:37-19:42, zenith 13:09
- Moon: set 06:15 rise 19:23, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:34-19:41, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 06:13 rise 19:22, waxing gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Start of Passover; Start of Pastover – Pastafarian feast requiring the consumption of large quantities of pasta. Customs: All Fools’. Proverbs: [Note given to those sent on a fool’s errand:] On the first day of April,/ Hunt the gowk another mile (Hone 1826).
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