Yorkshire on Sunday 21 June 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 21 June 1703: A whirlwind at Hatfield, Doncaster
- 21 June 1891: A sonnet by Charles Forshaw about a sermon about light preached at Bulmer (Castle Howard) by the Rev. James Gabb this summer solstice evening
Proverbially:
Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:28-21:38, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 00:36 rise 12:41, first quarter
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:32-21:43, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 00:41 rise 12:46, first quarter
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:25-21:47, zenith 13:06
- Moon: set 00:41 rise 12:45, first quarter
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:34-21:40, zenith 13:07
- Moon: set 00:41 rise 12:46, first quarter
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:29-21:42, zenith 13:06
- Moon: set 00:40 rise 12:44, first quarter
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Customs: Summer solstice; Father’s Day in the UK and other US-influenced countries – see also 19 March.
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