Yorkshire on Friday 11 October 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 11 October 1776: The civil engineer John Smeaton advises Leeds Infirmary on the storage of water for washing and brewing
- 11 October 1786: George Yardley, charcoal-burner, dies as he had lived
Proverbially:
Dean’t o’ Friday buy your ring,
O’ Friday dean’t put t’ spurrins [banns] in;
Dean’t wed o’ Friday. Think on o’ this,
Nowther blue nor green mun match her driss.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 07:20-18:15, zenith 12:47
- Moon: rise 16:28 set 23:35, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 07:25-18:19, zenith 12:52
- Moon: rise 16:34 set 23:39, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 07:25-18:17, zenith 12:51
- Moon: rise 16:38 set 23:32, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 07:24-18:20, zenith 12:52
- Moon: rise 16:31 set 23:42, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 07:23-18:17, zenith 12:50
- Moon: rise 16:33 set 23:36, waxing gibbous
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