Yorkshire on Monday 9 March 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 9 March 1721: Thomas Brodrick tells Lord Middleton how John Aislabie, Ripon MP and Walpole’s chancellor, was sent to the Tower for taking bribes from the South Sea Company
- 9 March 1761: The North Riding Militia – “the Hexham Butchers” – massacre 45 anti-conscription rioters at Hexham, Northumberland
- 9 March 1834: A marriage is blocked at York despite compelling reason for it to proceed
Proverbially:
Munday flitte
Neaver sitte.
(Best 1857)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:28-17:55, zenith 12:11
- Moon: rise 00:34 set 07:50, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:33-18:00, zenith 12:16
- Moon: rise 00:39 set 07:55, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:32-17:58, zenith 12:15
- Moon: rise 00:43 set 07:48, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:32-18:00, zenith 12:16
- Moon: rise 00:36 set 07:57, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:31-17:58, zenith 12:14
- Moon: rise 00:38 set 07:52, waning gibbous
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