Yorkshire on Tuesday 1 December 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 1 December 1773: 2½ days after leaving London, legal clerk Foster Powell walks into York, rests briefly, and starts back
- 1 December 1843: Unappetising conditions in the police cells and the old lock-up at Halifax
- 1 December 1851: John (65) and Betty (73) of Wibsey are at long last united in a “funny wedding” at Bradford
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:53-15:47, zenith 11:50
- Moon: set 12:41, last quarter
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:58-15:51, zenith 11:55
- Moon: set 12:46, last quarter
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:01-15:46, zenith 11:53
- Moon: set 12:46, last quarter
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:56-15:53, zenith 11:54
- Moon: set 12:46, last quarter
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:57-15:49, zenith 11:53
- Moon: set 12:45, last quarter
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