Yorkshire on Saturday 2 May 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 2 May 1812: The Otley origins of Turner’s oil of Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps in a snow storm, unveiled today to the public at the Royal Academy summer exhibition in London
- 2 May 1817: Public unrest at Leeds regarding the efficacy of the smallpox vaccine
- 2 May 1844: The Bradford Observer reports a 10% increase in the borough’s population in two years
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:21-20:35, zenith 12:58
- Moon: set 05:02 rise 22:15, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:25-20:40, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 05:07 rise 22:20, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:21-20:42, zenith 13:01
- Moon: set 05:01 rise 22:24, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:27-20:38, zenith 13:02
- Moon: set 05:09 rise 22:17, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:23-20:39, zenith 13:01
- Moon: set 05:04 rise 22:19, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Customs: Maypole, Gawthorpe. Proverbs: [To anyone in Skipton calling another a gosling (fool):] May Day’s past and gone,/ Thou’s a gosling and I’m none (Hone 1827).
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