Yorkshire on Thursday 24 September 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 24 September 1862: Having bet his shirt on blockade-running to the Confederates, Hull mayor Zachariah Pearson tells of his ruin by Lombard Street and Abraham Lincoln
- 24 September 1892: Vanity Fair profiles Lord Hawke, amateur captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and soon to be the most successful county captain ever
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:49-18:57, zenith 12:53
- Moon: set 03:51 rise 18:08, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:53-19:02, zenith 12:58
- Moon: set 03:56 rise 18:13, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:52-19:01, zenith 12:56
- Moon: set 03:53 rise 18:13, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:53-19:02, zenith 12:57
- Moon: set 03:57 rise 18:12, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:52-19:00, zenith 12:56
- Moon: set 03:53 rise 18:11, waxing gibbous
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- Religion: Robert of Knaresborough.
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