Yorkshire on Wednesday 16 September 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 16 September 1641: Henry Best of Elmswell (Driffield) begins to harvest peas
- 16 September 1821: The Rev Sydney Smith tells Lady Grey how the harvest was saved at Foston (Ryedale)
- 16 September 1858: Augustus Duncombe, dean of York, reopens St Helen’s, Stonegate, York, following a thoroughly Victorian restoration
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:34-19:17, zenith 12:56
- Moon: rise 13:34 set 20:26, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:39-19:22, zenith 13:01
- Moon: rise 13:40 set 20:31, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:37-19:21, zenith 12:59
- Moon: rise 13:44 set 20:24, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:39-19:21, zenith 13:00
- Moon: rise 13:37 set 20:33, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:37-19:20, zenith 12:59
- Moon: rise 13:39 set 20:28, waxing crescent
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