14 September 1752
First Quarter, 40% lit
The day Britain skipped eleven days
Wednesday 2 September 1752 was followed by Thursday 14 September 1752, and the eleven days in between never happened in Britain or its colonies.
The Julian year is about eleven minutes too long, and by 1752 those minutes had piled up into eleven days against the seasons. The famous riots demanding "give us our eleven days" appear to be a misreading of a Hogarth election print; what people did complain about, reasonably, was rent and wages for a short month.
- Date
- 14 September 1752
- Moon computed for
- 12:00 local time, UTC−0:01The time of day is not recorded here, so noon stands in.
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Illuminated
- 40%
Source: Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, 24 Geo. II c. 23