Yorkshire on Tuesday 23 June 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 23 June 1413: Walking from York to Bridlington on a hot Midsummer’s Eve, the husband of the Christian mystic Margery Kempe suggests a resumption of sexual relations
- 23 June 1674: Oliver Heywood attends the funeral of Martha Stansfield and her baby
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:28-21:38, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 00:54 rise 15:17, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:33-21:43, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 00:59 rise 15:22, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:26-21:47, zenith 13:07
- Moon: set 00:56 rise 15:23, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:35-21:40, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 00:59 rise 15:21, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:30-21:42, zenith 13:06
- Moon: set 00:57 rise 15:21, waxing gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Customs: John’s/Midsummer Eve – bonfires and other feasting (Bedell 1847).
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