Yorkshire on Friday 7 February 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 7 February 1685: Notables at York await the death of Charles II, planning to prevent anti-papists and other dissidents from disrupting the accession of James II
- 7 February 2018: On Twitter, Terry Robinson of Fleetwood (Lancs) discovers the true origin of Yorkshire tea
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!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:33-16:57, zenith 12:15
- Moon: set 04:29 rise 10:45, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:38-17:01, zenith 12:20
- Moon: set 04:35 rise 10:50, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:39-16:58, zenith 12:19
- Moon: set 04:41 rise 10:41, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:37-17:02, zenith 12:19
- Moon: set 04:31 rise 10:53, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:37-16:59, zenith 12:18
- Moon: set 04:34 rise 10:47, waxing gibbous
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