Yorkshire on Thursday 5 March 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 5 March 1695: Abraham de la Pryme learns about self-adhesive steel, marble-staining, and Nottingham alabaster
- 5 March 1829: Henry Burton of Hotham tells a rowdy public meeting at Beverley to petition parliament against Catholic emancipation and preserve “the Protestant constitution”
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:37-17:47, zenith 12:12
- Moon: set 07:02 rise 20:39, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:42-17:52, zenith 12:17
- Moon: set 07:07 rise 20:44, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:42-17:50, zenith 12:16
- Moon: set 07:05 rise 20:44, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:42-17:52, zenith 12:17
- Moon: set 07:07 rise 20:43, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:41-17:50, zenith 12:15
- Moon: set 07:05 rise 20:42, waning gibbous
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