Yorkshire on Sunday 9 June 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 9 June 1758: Entry into law of the first dedicated railway enabling act, for Richard Humble and Charles Brandling’s wagonway from Middleton Colliery to the Aire at Leeds
Proverbially:
Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 04:29-21:32, zenith 13:00
- Moon: set 00:11 rise 06:40, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 04:33-21:37, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 00:16 rise 06:45, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 04:27-21:41, zenith 13:04
- Moon: set 00:22 rise 06:37, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 04:36-21:34, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 00:13 rise 06:48, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 04:30-21:36, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 00:16 rise 06:42, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
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