Yorkshire on Wednesday 24 April 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 24 April 1688: At Pontefract, the new Catholic and Dissenting members of the judiciary send James II thanks for permitting freedom of conscience, leading him to believe it has popular support
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 05:37-20:21, zenith 12:59
- Moon: set 05:35 rise 21:26, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 05:41-20:26, zenith 13:04
- Moon: set 05:40 rise 21:31, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 05:38-20:27, zenith 13:02
- Moon: set 05:36 rise 21:33, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 05:42-20:25, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 05:41 rise 21:29, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 05:39-20:25, zenith 13:02
- Moon: set 05:38 rise 21:30, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ! Mark’s Eve – young women walk round churches scattering seed and chanting “Hempseed I saw/ He that must my true love be,/ Come after me and maw,” whereupon their true love appears(Carr 1828)
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