Yorkshire on Sunday 15 February 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 15 February 1647: “A stranger and pilgrim in the world,” Adam Eyre of Thurlstone (Barnsley) makes his funeral arrangements
Proverbially:
Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:18-17:12, zenith 12:15
- Moon: rise 06:58 set 14:33, waning crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:23-17:17, zenith 12:20
- Moon: rise 07:04 set 14:38, waning crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:23-17:14, zenith 12:19
- Moon: rise 07:07 set 14:32, waning crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:21-17:18, zenith 12:19
- Moon: rise 07:01 set 14:40, waning crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:21-17:15, zenith 12:18
- Moon: rise 07:03 set 14:35, waning crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Quinquagesima Sunday. Customs: Carnival Sunday.
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