Yorkshire on Friday 17 April 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 17 April 1687: The Duke of Buckingham, rakish ex-favourite of Charles II, writes from his hovel deathbed in Kirkbymoorside (Ryedale), begging a ticket to heaven
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)New mean, new mean, I hail thee,
This neet my true love for to see.
Not iv his best or worst array,
Bud iv his apparel for ivery day.
That I to-morrow may him ken
Frev amang all other men.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:54-20:07, zenith 13:00
- Moon: rise 05:32 set 20:44, new moon
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:58-20:12, zenith 13:05
- Moon: rise 05:36 set 20:50, new moon
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:55-20:13, zenith 13:04
- Moon: rise 05:33 set 20:51, new moon
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:59-20:11, zenith 13:05
- Moon: rise 05:37 set 20:48, new moon
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:56-20:11, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 05:34 set 20:48, new moon
Red-letter days and other special events:
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