Yorkshire on Saturday 19 September 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 19 September 1835: The Leeds Mercury attacks property valuations under the recent Municipal Corporations Act, which facilitate the political careers of men from the centre of town
- 19 September 1854: A multifarious railway accident in the Bramhope tunnel between Leeds and Harrogate
- 19 September 1857: 2,500 employees of Titus Salt’s factory in Saltaire go on a work outing to the Art Treasures’ Exhibition at Manchester
- 19 September 1866: Ostentatiously breaking with medical tradition, Clifford Allbutt, physician, and Claudius Galen Wheelhouse, surgeon, cooperate at Leeds Infirmary to cure a pericarditis
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:40-19:09, zenith 12:55
- Moon: rise 16:34 set 22:43, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:45-19:14, zenith 12:59
- Moon: rise 16:39 set 22:48, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:43-19:13, zenith 12:58
- Moon: rise 16:45 set 22:40, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:44-19:14, zenith 12:59
- Moon: rise 16:35 set 22:51, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:43-19:13, zenith 12:58
- Moon: rise 16:39 set 22:45, waxing gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: International Talk Like a Pirate Day – holiday adopted by Pastafarianism.
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