Yorkshire on Saturday 12 December 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 12 December 1641: John Sugden causes panic in Bradford and Pudsey with news of the imminent advent of genocidal Irish Catholics
- 12 December 1840: A correspondent recalls in the Leeds Mercury the day in the 1770s when Beeston thought it had won a huge prize in a state lottery
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:07-15:42, zenith 11:55
- Moon: rise 10:57 set 18:39, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:12-15:47, zenith 11:59
- Moon: rise 11:03 set 18:43, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:15-15:41, zenith 11:58
- Moon: rise 11:06 set 18:37, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:09-15:49, zenith 11:59
- Moon: rise 11:00 set 18:45, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:11-15:44, zenith 11:58
- Moon: rise 11:02 set 18:40, waxing crescent
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