Yorkshire on Monday 5 January 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 5 January 1726: Mr Wordsworth of New Laithes Grange (Horsforth) produces evidence of an attempted burglary and a lucky escape
- 5 January 1846: Writing to fellow-botanist William Borrer, Richard Spruce of Ryedale despairs of his Pyrenean mosses arousing interest amid George Hudson’s railway mania
Proverbially:
Munday flitte
Neaver sitte.
(Best 1857)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:15-15:58, zenith 12:06
- Moon: set 09:57 rise 18:39, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:20-16:02, zenith 12:11
- Moon: set 10:02 rise 18:44, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:23-15:57, zenith 12:10
- Moon: set 10:04 rise 18:39, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:17-16:04, zenith 12:11
- Moon: set 10:00 rise 18:46, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:19-16:00, zenith 12:09
- Moon: set 10:01 rise 18:42, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Twelfth Night. Customs: Divorce Day – the first working Monday is traditionally the day on which the most divorce enquiries are received; Hubberholme Candle Auction.
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