Yorkshire on Friday 31 May 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 31 May 1526: Properties for the Corpus Christi performance of the (moribund) mystery play of York’s Mistry of Mercers
- 31 May 1844: Mrs Haslegrave is savaged by her brother-in-law’s bear at his pleasure garden in Wakefield
Proverbially:
Dean’t o’ Friday buy your ring,
O’ Friday dean’t put t’ spurrins [banns] in;
Dean’t wed o’ Friday. Think on o’ this,
Nowther blue nor green mun match her driss.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 04:35-21:22, zenith 12:59
- Moon: rise 02:19 set 13:23, waning crescent
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 04:40-21:27, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 02:24 set 13:28, waning crescent
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 04:34-21:31, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 02:25 set 13:26, waning crescent
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 04:42-21:25, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 02:23 set 13:28, waning crescent
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 04:37-21:27, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 02:23 set 13:26, waning crescent
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