Yorkshire on Thursday 9 April 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 9 April 1833: Messrs. Verdon Brittain & Co. claim before a Sheffield court that razor-maker William Harrison of Sims Croft has plagiarised the mark granted them by the Cutlers’ Company
- 9 April 1938: Huge crowds witness air-raid demonstrations on Holbeck and Woodhouse Moors, Leeds
- 9 April 2021: The Singing Organ-Grinder sees his new home of Leeds from the M62, and a terrible memory surfaces
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:12-19:52, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 03:29 set 09:36, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:17-19:57, zenith 13:07
- Moon: rise 03:35 set 09:40, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:14-19:58, zenith 13:06
- Moon: rise 03:41 set 09:32, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:17-19:56, zenith 13:07
- Moon: rise 03:31 set 09:44, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:15-19:56, zenith 13:05
- Moon: rise 03:34 set 09:37, waning gibbous
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