Yorkshire on Thursday 19 November 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 19 November 1715: Writing to the astronomer John Flamsteed, Abraham Sharp of Little Horton (Bradford) hopes that defeat at the Battle of Preston will end local Jacobite aspirations
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:33-16:00, zenith 11:46
- Moon: set 00:42 rise 13:40, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:38-16:04, zenith 11:51
- Moon: set 00:47 rise 13:45, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:40-15:59, zenith 11:50
- Moon: set 00:45 rise 13:44, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:36-16:06, zenith 11:51
- Moon: set 00:47 rise 13:44, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:37-16:02, zenith 11:49
- Moon: set 00:45 rise 13:43, waxing gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Hilda of Whitby – Deira royalty, founder and first abbess of the monastery, celebrated 17 November by Rome.
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