Yorkshire on Saturday 18 April 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 18 April 1812: Dressed as a country lass, George Butler recites the West Riding dialect tragicomedy of Richard and Betty at his benefit night at the Theatre Royal, Ripon
- 18 April 1906: Easter trippers to Shipley Glen cause fires on Ilkley Moor, imperilling grouse shooting later in the year
- 18 April 1969: David Oluwale, a mentally ill Nigerian rough sleeper, drowns in the Aire while fleeing from two Leeds policemen who had beaten and abused him
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:51-20:09, zenith 13:00
- Moon: rise 05:46 set 22:22, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:56-20:14, zenith 13:05
- Moon: rise 05:51 set 22:27, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:53-20:15, zenith 13:04
- Moon: rise 05:46 set 22:31, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:57-20:13, zenith 13:05
- Moon: rise 05:52 set 22:25, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:54-20:13, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 05:48 set 22:26, waxing crescent
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