Yorkshire on Thursday 18 June 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 18 June 1664: Jane Thompson of Craven, “a swinish drunkard,” dies of a barely-treated compound fracture
- 18 June 1753: John Alcock becomes rector of Burnsall, Craven, initiating several amusing decades
- 18 June 1847: A local historian tells the Wesleyan Methodist Magazine that Guisborough is not – as an evangelist claims – “a nest of atheists and infidels”
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:27-21:37, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 08:22, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:32-21:42, zenith 13:07
- Moon: set 00:03 rise 08:27, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:25-21:46, zenith 13:06
- Moon: set 00:06 rise 08:22, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:34-21:39, zenith 13:07
- Moon: set 00:01 rise 08:29, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:29-21:41, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 00:02 rise 08:25, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Osana – Northumbrian princess, whose zombie-tomb flagellated the concubine of the rector of Howden (East Riding).
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