Yorkshire on Sunday 18 August 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 18 August 1730: Elizabeth Hawksworth endeavours to mount a horse behind her husband
- 18 August 1812: Lady Ludd leads bread rioters through the streets of Leeds
- 18 August 1889: Eight survivors of prostate surgery present themselves to a meeting of the BMA in Leeds
Proverbially:
Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 05:44-20:25, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 03:06 rise 20:24, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 05:49-20:30, zenith 13:09
- Moon: set 03:11 rise 20:30, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 05:45-20:31, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 03:04 rise 20:33, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 05:50-20:29, zenith 13:09
- Moon: set 03:13 rise 20:27, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 05:46-20:29, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 03:08 rise 20:29, waxing gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
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