Yorkshire on Thursday 17 December 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 17 December 1674: Michael Gilburn, a Halifax lawyer, terminates a drunken weekend in style
- 17 December 1688: Mass mobilisation in Leeds on rumours of an imminent Celtic counteroffensive against the Glorious Revolution
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:11-15:43, zenith 11:57
- Moon: rise 11:56, first quarter
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:17-15:47, zenith 12:02
- Moon: rise 12:00, first quarter
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:20-15:41, zenith 12:01
- Moon: rise 11:59, first quarter
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:14-15:49, zenith 12:01
- Moon: rise 12:00, first quarter
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:16-15:44, zenith 12:00
- Moon: rise 11:58, first quarter
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