Yorkshire on Sunday 29 March 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
Proverbially:
Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:39-19:32, zenith 13:06
- Moon: set 05:43 rise 15:17, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:44-19:37, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 05:48 rise 15:22, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:42-19:37, zenith 13:09
- Moon: set 05:49 rise 15:18, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:44-19:36, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 05:46 rise 15:22, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:42-19:35, zenith 13:09
- Moon: set 05:47 rise 15:19, waxing gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Palm Sunday – Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, celebrated by palm branches waved by the crowd. Customs: Bear “palms” – willow twigs with flowers on them (Bedell 1847); Clocks go forward 1 hour at 01:00.
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