Yorkshire on Wednesday 1 May 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 1 May 1734: “The forwardest spring that ever was known in the memory of man”
- 1 May 1878: The Mercury quotes T. Clifford Allbutt (Leeds Infirmary) on the commendable beastliness of northerners
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 05:22-20:34, zenith 12:58
- Moon: rise 03:30 set 11:05, last quarter
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 05:26-20:39, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 03:35 set 11:10, last quarter
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 05:22-20:41, zenith 13:01
- Moon: rise 03:39 set 11:03, last quarter
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 05:28-20:37, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 03:32 set 11:12, last quarter
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 05:24-20:38, zenith 13:01
- Moon: rise 03:34 set 11:07, last quarter
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ! May Day – first day of summer, around halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice ! International Workers’ Day – the Second International’s commemoration of the Chicago Haymarket affair and the struggle for an eight-hour working day ! May goslings in Skipton – like April Fools’ (Hone 1827)
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