Yorkshire Almanac 2026

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

« Yorkshire on Sunday 4 October 2026 »

Then!

Yorkshire in history:

Proverbially:

Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)

Now!

Hull, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:06-18:33, zenith 12:50
  • Moon: set 16:27, waning crescent

Leeds, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:11-18:37, zenith 12:54
  • Moon: set 16:33, waning crescent

Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:11-18:36, zenith 12:53
  • Moon: set 16:37 rise 23:59, waning crescent

Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:11-18:37, zenith 12:54
  • Moon: set 16:30, waning crescent

York, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:10-18:35, zenith 12:53
  • Moon: set 16:32, waning crescent

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