Yorkshire on Tuesday 13 January 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 13 January 1536: Richard Layton, dissolver of monasteries, writes to Thomas Cromwell claiming that Yorkshire clergy use birth control
- 13 January 1686: A mob plunders the funeral of the Countess of Strafford at York Minster
- 13 January 1812: “My neighbours would think I was going to ruin if they could not smell my factory children half an hour after they had gone down the lane”
- 13 January 1893: The Independent Labour Party is born in Bradford as a result of the Liberal Party’s aversion to working class candidates and following a branding discussion
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:10-16:10, zenith 12:10
- Moon: rise 03:55 set 11:24, waning crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:15-16:14, zenith 12:14
- Moon: rise 04:00 set 11:28, waning crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:17-16:09, zenith 12:13
- Moon: rise 04:04 set 11:22, waning crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:12-16:16, zenith 12:14
- Moon: rise 03:58 set 11:31, waning crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:14-16:11, zenith 12:13
- Moon: rise 03:59 set 11:26, waning crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Hilary of Poitiers – Hammer of the Arians. Customs: Lohri – Punjabi midwinter fire festival. Proverbs: Coldest day of the year (Swainson 1873).
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