Yorkshire Almanac 2026

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

« Yorkshire on Friday 13 November 2026 »

Then!

Yorkshire in history:

Proverbially:

Dean’t o’ Friday buy your ring,
O’ Friday dean’t put t’ spurrins [banns] in;
Dean’t wed o’ Friday. Think on o’ this,
Nowther blue nor green mun match her driss.
(Moorman 1916)

Now!

Hull, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:22-16:08, zenith 11:45
  • Moon: rise 12:02 set 18:25, waxing crescent

Leeds, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:27-16:13, zenith 11:50
  • Moon: rise 12:07 set 18:30, waxing crescent

Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:29-16:09, zenith 11:49
  • Moon: rise 12:13 set 18:22, waxing crescent

Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:25-16:14, zenith 11:50
  • Moon: rise 12:04 set 18:33, waxing crescent

York, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:26-16:10, zenith 11:48
  • Moon: rise 12:07 set 18:27, waxing crescent

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