Yorkshire on Tuesday 21 April 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 21 April 1821: John Cockin, Holmfirth minister, describes the remains of Richard Frankland’s late 17th century dissenting academy at Rathmell, Craven
- 21 April 1826: Tombstone epitaph for Jonas Thackray of Grenoside (Sheffield) who died today aged 72
- 21 April 1838: The Northern Star reminds husbands that it is a criminal offence to sell one’s wife
- 21 April 1883: Peter Inchbald observes nightingales at Harrogate for the first time, but their popularity is their undoing
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:44-20:15, zenith 13:00
- Moon: set 01:24 rise 07:29, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:49-20:20, zenith 13:04
- Moon: set 01:29 rise 07:33, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:46-20:21, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 01:36 rise 07:25, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:50-20:18, zenith 13:04
- Moon: set 01:25 rise 07:37, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:47-20:18, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 01:29 rise 07:30, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- No red-letter days yet today, sorry!
Please check data before saddling your horse.
Search
Subscribe/buy
Order the book:
Subscribe to the free daily email:
Donate
Music & books
Place-People-Play: Childcare (and the Kazookestra) on the Headingley/Weetwood borders next to Meanwood Park.
Music from and about Yorkshire by Leeds's Singing Organ-Grinder.
RSS feed
Bluesky
Extwitter