Yorkshire on Tuesday 7 April 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 7 April 1679: Catholic missionary Nicholas Postgate (80) speaks words of hope before being hanged, disembowelled and quartered at York on the false word of Titus Oates
- 7 April 1687: James II’s declaration of freedom of conscience arrives in Yorkshire, but fails in its alleged underlying intention – to drive people into the arms of the Catholic church
- 7 April 1812: Sheffield cemetery builders and metal-workers riot on market day against potato price inflation
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:17-19:49, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 01:43 set 07:49, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:22-19:54, zenith 13:08
- Moon: rise 01:48 set 07:54, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:19-19:54, zenith 13:07
- Moon: rise 01:54 set 07:45, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:22-19:53, zenith 13:07
- Moon: rise 01:44 set 07:57, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:20-19:52, zenith 13:06
- Moon: rise 01:48 set 07:50, waning gibbous
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