Yorkshire on Wednesday 8 July 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 8 July 1840: Hairdresser John Kitching of Wellington Road, Hunslet (Leeds) misinterprets the disposal by the murderer of the corpse of rag merchant William Rothery in the Aire as the drowning of a dog
- 8 July 1940: Evelyn Cardwell of Aldborough (Boroughbridge) enters World War II
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:39-21:33, zenith 13:06
- Moon: set 14:44, waning crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:44-21:38, zenith 13:11
- Moon: rise 00:05 set 14:49, waning crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:37-21:42, zenith 13:10
- Moon: rise 00:02 set 14:51, waning crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:46-21:35, zenith 13:10
- Moon: rise 00:05 set 14:48, waning crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:41-21:37, zenith 13:09
- Moon: rise 00:02 set 14:48, waning crescent
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