Yorkshire on Tuesday 6 January 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 6 January 1565: The bridge over the Ouse at York collapses
- 6 January 1687: Perhaps violating the discriminatory Test Acts, James II replaces Protestant justices of the peace by Catholics in the West Riding
- 6 January 1862: “Flint Jack” of Whitby, an antiquarian forger, demonstrates knapping at a London lecture on the ancient flint implements of Yorkshire
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:14-15:59, zenith 12:07
- Moon: set 10:11 rise 20:08, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:19-16:04, zenith 12:12
- Moon: set 10:16 rise 20:13, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:22-15:58, zenith 12:10
- Moon: set 10:17 rise 20:10, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:17-16:06, zenith 12:11
- Moon: set 10:14 rise 20:14, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:18-16:01, zenith 12:10
- Moon: set 10:15 rise 20:11, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Epiphany; William of Donjeon – notoriously devout, abstemious, competent. Customs: Three Kings.
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