Yorkshire on Wednesday 23 April 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 23 April 1642: Having promised parliament to safeguard for it Hull’s crucial arsenal, John Hotham tells it how today he shut the gates of Hull to Charles I
- 23 April 1832: “Pilgrims” arrive at Leeds on Easter Monday on their way to York to hear Richard Oastler call for a 10-hour working day for mill children
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:39-20:19, zenith 12:59
- Moon: rise 04:25 set 14:17, waning crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:44-20:24, zenith 13:04
- Moon: rise 04:30 set 14:22, waning crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:41-20:25, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 04:31 set 14:19, waning crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:45-20:22, zenith 13:04
- Moon: rise 04:28 set 14:23, waning crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:42-20:22, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 04:28 set 14:20, waning crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ✝ George – England, syphilis ! UNESCO Book Day – death of Cervantes and Shakespeare
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