Yorkshire on Saturday 17 January 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 17 January 1832: A waning Paganini plays for a grateful but declining public at Leeds Music Hall
- 17 January 1865: At Leeds, temperance advocate Wilfrid Lawson MP calls for the sale of alcohol to be banned
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:06-16:16, zenith 12:11
- Moon: rise 08:02 set 14:16, waning crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:11-16:21, zenith 12:16
- Moon: rise 08:08 set 14:20, waning crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:13-16:16, zenith 12:15
- Moon: rise 08:14 set 14:12, waning crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:08-16:22, zenith 12:15
- Moon: rise 08:04 set 14:24, waning crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:10-16:18, zenith 12:14
- Moon: rise 08:07 set 14:17, waning crescent
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