Yorkshire Almanac 2026

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

« Yorkshire on Wednesday 9 December 2026 »

Then!

Yorkshire in history:

Proverbially:

New mean, new mean, I hail thee,
This neet my true love for to see.
Not iv his best or worst array,
Bud iv his apparel for ivery day.
That I to-morrow may him ken
Frev amang all other men.
(Moorman 1916)

Now!

Hull, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 08:04-15:43, zenith 11:53
  • Moon: rise 09:12 set 15:18, new moon

Leeds, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 08:09-15:47, zenith 11:58
  • Moon: rise 09:17 set 15:23, new moon

Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 08:12-15:42, zenith 11:57
  • Moon: rise 09:23 set 15:14, new moon

Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 08:06-15:49, zenith 11:58
  • Moon: rise 09:13 set 15:26, new moon

York, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 08:08-15:45, zenith 11:56
  • Moon: rise 09:17 set 15:19, new moon

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Place-People-Play: Childcare (and the Kazookestra) on the Headingley/Weetwood borders next to Meanwood Park.

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