Yorkshire on Tuesday 21 May 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 21 May 1108: Archbishop Gerald of York dies reading Roman astrology
- 21 May 1641: Six corn-wains from villages east of Driffield pass slowly through Elmswell on their way to Malton
- 21 May 1643: Thomas Fairfax takes two “true prisoners” at Wakefield, but is then surrounded by their comrades
- 21 May 1785: Aged 15, William Butterworth of Leeds runs away to sea and joins a slaver
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 04:47-21:08, zenith 12:57
- Moon: set 03:44 rise 19:08, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 04:51-21:13, zenith 13:02
- Moon: set 03:49 rise 19:13, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 04:46-21:16, zenith 13:01
- Moon: set 03:45 rise 19:15, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 04:53-21:11, zenith 13:02
- Moon: set 03:49 rise 19:11, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 04:49-21:12, zenith 13:00
- Moon: set 03:46 rise 19:12, waxing gibbous
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