Yorkshire Almanac 2026

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

« Yorkshire on Sunday 14 June 2026 »

Then!

Yorkshire in history:

Proverbially:

Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)

Now!

Hull, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 04:27-21:35, zenith 13:01
  • Moon: rise 03:03 set 21:47, waning crescent

Leeds, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 04:32-21:40, zenith 13:06
  • Moon: rise 03:08 set 21:53, waning crescent

Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 04:25-21:44, zenith 13:05
  • Moon: rise 03:00 set 21:59, waning crescent

Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 04:34-21:37, zenith 13:06
  • Moon: rise 03:11 set 21:49, waning crescent

York, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 04:29-21:39, zenith 13:04
  • Moon: rise 03:04 set 21:52, waning crescent

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