Yorkshire on Wednesday 23 December 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 23 December 1689: A Danish soldier is beheaded at Beverley for killing a comrade in a duel, inspiring some doggerel
- 23 December 1732: A hurricane hits the church at Hornsea (Holderness), revealing the parish clerk’s relationship with a noted smuggler along the coast
- 23 December 1732: The Hornsea hurricane of today, and the miraculous escape of the Gales, as recalled for the Rev. William Whytehead by his parishioners 55 years later
- 23 December 1838: Showman Old Jemmy Wild’s body travels by caravan from Bradford to Huddersfield, followed by Billy the fortune-telling pony and Jerry the bloodhound
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:15-15:45, zenith 12:00
- Moon: set 08:14 rise 14:30, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:20-15:50, zenith 12:05
- Moon: set 08:20 rise 14:35, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:23-15:44, zenith 12:04
- Moon: set 08:26 rise 14:26, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:17-15:52, zenith 12:04
- Moon: set 08:16 rise 14:38, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:19-15:47, zenith 12:03
- Moon: set 08:19 rise 14:31, waxing gibbous
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