Yorkshire on Monday 2 February 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 2 February 1188: Pilgrim-soldier Margaret of Beverley is freed after 15 months of slavery following the siege of Jerusalem
- 2 February 1609: A crowd-pleasing morality play at Candlemas at Gouthwaite Hall in Catholic Nidderdale lands the cordwainer-players and their patron before the Star Chamber
- 2 February 1806: John Yeadon helps a desperate sinner at a Methodist love-feast during the Great Revival at Yeadon
Proverbially:
Munday flitte
Neaver sitte.
(Best 1857)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:43-16:46, zenith 12:15
- Moon: set 08:15 rise 17:36, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:48-16:51, zenith 12:19
- Moon: set 08:21 rise 17:41, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:49-16:47, zenith 12:18
- Moon: set 08:22 rise 17:37, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:46-16:52, zenith 12:19
- Moon: set 08:19 rise 17:42, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:47-16:48, zenith 12:18
- Moon: set 08:19 rise 17:38, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Candlemas – presentation of Jesus at the Temple, traditional end of the Christmas/Epiphany season – Ave, Regina caelorum, ex qua mundo lux est orta; Ripon Cathedral Candlemas Festival. Customs: Headingley Gallimaufrians’ Scandalmas – Christmas-tree burning to mark the transition from Christmas to the forthcoming season of Lent and Passiontide. Proverbs: On Can’lemas, a February day,/ Throw can’le an’ can’lestick away (Moorman 1916).
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