Yorkshire on Friday 16 January 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 16 January 1873: William Town, a married man of Sorby Street, Sheffield, receives a parcel from his ex-mistress
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: 08:07-16:14, zenith 12:11
- Moon: rise 07:19 set 13:11, waning crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:12-16:19, zenith 12:15
- Moon: rise 07:25 set 13:16, waning crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:14-16:14, zenith 12:14
- Moon: rise 07:31 set 13:06, waning crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:09-16:21, zenith 12:15
- Moon: rise 07:20 set 13:19, waning crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:11-16:16, zenith 12:14
- Moon: rise 07:24 set 13:12, waning crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Isra and Mi’raj – Muhammad flies on the horse-like Buraq to a meeting with other prophets, and then visits God, who agrees to reduce tenfold the number of ritual prayers required.
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