Yorkshire on Saturday 15 August 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 15 August 1677: John Thoresby writes from Leeds to his son Ralph in London recommending he keep a diary
- 15 August 1781: The ineffably peripatetic John Wesley discovers a movable pulpit in Sheffield
- 15 August 1805: The Sheffield volunteer infantry depart to fight Napoleon on the beaches
- 15 August 1872: Voters at Knottingley (Pontefract), including newly-enfranchised workers, struggle with the secret ballot introduced in a parliamentary by-election
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:38-20:33, zenith 13:05
- Moon: rise 09:16 set 21:09, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:43-20:38, zenith 13:10
- Moon: rise 09:21 set 21:14, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:39-20:39, zenith 13:09
- Moon: rise 09:20 set 21:12, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:44-20:36, zenith 13:10
- Moon: rise 09:20 set 21:14, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:40-20:36, zenith 13:08
- Moon: rise 09:19 set 21:12, waxing crescent
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