Yorkshire Almanac 2026

Yorkshire On This Day, Comprising 365 Historical Extracts, Red-letter Days and Customs, and Astronomical and Meteorological Data

« Yorkshire on Thursday 4 June 2026 »

Then!

Yorkshire in history:

Now!

Hull, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 04:32-21:26, zenith 12:59
  • Moon: rise 00:29 set 07:38, waning gibbous

Leeds, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 04:37-21:32, zenith 13:04
  • Moon: rise 00:35 set 07:43, waning gibbous

Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 04:30-21:35, zenith 13:03
  • Moon: rise 00:39 set 07:36, waning gibbous

Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 04:39-21:29, zenith 13:04
  • Moon: rise 00:31 set 07:45, waning gibbous

York, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 04:34-21:31, zenith 13:02
  • Moon: rise 00:34 set 07:40, waning gibbous

Red-letter days and other special events:

    Religion: Corpus Christi – celebration of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

Entries for Corpus Christi:

  • 31 May 1526: Properties for the Corpus Christi performance of the (moribund) mystery play of York’s Mistry of Mercers
  • 30 May 1415: A native God creates, in the York Mystery Plays, the first Yorkshireman and -woman

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