Yorkshire on Thursday 14 May 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 14 May 1604: One of the compensatory “northern poems” registered today by Dr John Favour, Vicar of Halifax, to celebrate the union under James of Scotland and England a year ago
- 14 May 1673: Long after the longbow’s demobilization, the Scorton Archers agree to shoot annually for a silver arrow
- 14 May 1760: Bishop Pococke finds Richmondshire’s Kirklevington shorthorns in better condition than its fish and farmers
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:58-20:56, zenith 12:57
- Moon: rise 03:37 set 18:08, waning crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:03-21:01, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 03:42 set 18:13, waning crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:58-21:04, zenith 13:01
- Moon: rise 03:39 set 18:14, waning crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:05-20:59, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 03:42 set 18:11, waning crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:00-21:00, zenith 13:00
- Moon: rise 03:39 set 18:11, waning crescent
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- Religion: Ascension Day – the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven.
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