Yorkshire on Thursday 19 February 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 19 February 1557: At a tithe hearing, Ralph Dicconson (60) of Malton recalls his visits 40 years ago as a pedlar to Kirkham Priory before its dissolution in 1539
- 19 February 1857: William Maddison goes into a burning Lundhill Colliery, Barnsley, to look for survivors of the firedamp explosion that killed 189 of the 200 men and boys underground
- 19 February 1866: The Diana, Hull’s first steam-assisted whaler and its last of any nature, leaves on its fateful voyage to the Arctic
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:09-17:20, zenith 12:15
- Moon: rise 07:47 set 20:09, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:14-17:25, zenith 12:19
- Moon: rise 07:51 set 20:15, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:15-17:22, zenith 12:18
- Moon: rise 07:50 set 20:14, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:13-17:25, zenith 12:19
- Moon: rise 07:51 set 20:14, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:13-17:23, zenith 12:18
- Moon: rise 07:50 set 20:13, waxing crescent
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