Yorkshire on Tuesday 12 May 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 12 May 1687: Royal humour
- 12 May 1817: The transport of voters in the election of the registrar of deeds at Wakefield
- 12 May 1865: John Pick Allison, a Thirsk solicitor, writes to comfort his 14-year-old son William at Rugby School
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:02-20:53, zenith 12:57
- Moon: rise 03:17 set 15:12, waning crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:06-20:58, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 03:22 set 15:17, waning crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:02-21:00, zenith 13:01
- Moon: rise 03:22 set 15:15, waning crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:08-20:56, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 03:22 set 15:17, waning crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:04-20:57, zenith 13:00
- Moon: rise 03:21 set 15:15, waning crescent
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