Yorkshire on Tuesday 24 March 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 24 March 1703: The mathematician and astronomer Abraham Sharp experiences the northern lights for the first time, at Little Horton, Bradford
- 24 March 1733: Several couples ensure their marriage licences are Latin
- 24 March 1803: Painter Joseph Farington hears of a curious hobby of his Yorkshire colleague Francis Nicholson
- 24 March 1896: Christ meets Cheops on the pyramid tomb at Sharow, Ripon under which Jessie Piazzi Smyth (who died today) was buried by her “pyramidiot” husband
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:51-18:23, zenith 12:07
- Moon: set 01:23 rise 07:41, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:56-18:28, zenith 12:12
- Moon: set 01:28 rise 07:46, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:54-18:27, zenith 12:11
- Moon: set 01:34 rise 07:37, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:56-18:27, zenith 12:12
- Moon: set 01:24 rise 07:49, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:54-18:26, zenith 12:10
- Moon: set 01:28 rise 07:42, waxing crescent
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