Yorkshire on Wednesday 16 December 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 16 December 1722: Thomas Nettleton of Halifax recounts to James Jurin his success in inoculating against smallpox
- 16 December 1913: Michael Sadler, vice-chancellor of Leeds University, writes to his son about the successful use of students to break the Leeds Corporation Strike
- 16 December 1914: The Imperial German Navy’s official report on the bombardment today of Scarborough by the southern cruiser group under Rear Admiral Tapken
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:11-15:42, zenith 11:56
- Moon: rise 11:47 set 23:41, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:16-15:47, zenith 12:01
- Moon: rise 11:52 set 23:46, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:19-15:41, zenith 12:00
- Moon: rise 11:51 set 23:44, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:13-15:49, zenith 12:01
- Moon: rise 11:51 set 23:45, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:15-15:44, zenith 11:59
- Moon: rise 11:50 set 23:44, waxing crescent
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