Yorkshire Almanac 2026

Yorkshire On This Day, Comprising 365 Historical Extracts, Red-letter Days and Customs, and Astronomical and Meteorological Data

« Yorkshire on Sunday 19 April 2026 »

Then!

Yorkshire in history:

Proverbially:

Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)

Now!

Hull, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 05:49-20:11, zenith 13:00
  • Moon: rise 06:06 set 23:59, waxing crescent

Leeds, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 05:54-20:16, zenith 13:05
  • Moon: rise 06:11, waxing crescent

Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 05:50-20:17, zenith 13:04
  • Moon: rise 06:05, waxing crescent

Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 05:54-20:15, zenith 13:04
  • Moon: rise 06:13, waxing crescent

York, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 05:51-20:15, zenith 13:03
  • Moon: rise 06:08, waxing crescent

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