Yorkshire on Monday 31 March 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 31 March 1851: The Leeds abolitionist Wilson Armistead submits his census return, including the names of two lodgers – the escaped American slaves, William and Ellen Craft
- 31 March 1856: William Allison, a 4-year-old port-drinker, hears what he believes to be Russian gunfire while building sandcastles on Redcar beach
- 31 March 1943: The Archbishop of York calls in the Lords for the wartime ban on ringing church bells to be lifted or modified
Proverbially:
Munday flitte
Neaver sitte.
(Best 1857)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:33-19:36, zenith 13:05
- Moon: rise 07:01 set 23:15, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:38-19:41, zenith 13:10
- Moon: rise 07:06 set 23:21, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:36-19:41, zenith 13:09
- Moon: rise 07:02 set 23:24, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:38-19:40, zenith 13:09
- Moon: rise 07:07 set 23:18, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:36-19:40, zenith 13:08
- Moon: rise 07:03 set 23:20, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ✝ Eid al-Fitr – end of Ramadan, and a return to 24-hour eating, drinking, and (marital) sex
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