Yorkshire on Wednesday 1 July 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 1 July 1718: The first edition of the Leeds Mercury
- 1 July 1788: Leeds textile workers celebrate the banning of exports of live sheep
- 1 July 1822: Sheffield miners are reminded of the dangers of working without one of Humphrey Davy’s new safety lamps
- 1 July 1840: The opening of the Hull and Selby Railway terminates the threat to Hull’s port from Goole, Scarborough and Bridlington
- 1 July 1947: An entire farm is moved by train from Ilkley to Rutland
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:33-21:37, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 05:27 rise 22:55, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:37-21:42, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 05:32 rise 23:00, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:31-21:46, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 05:25 rise 23:04, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:39-21:39, zenith 13:09
- Moon: set 05:34 rise 22:58, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:34-21:41, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 05:29 rise 22:59, waning gibbous
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