Yorkshire on Monday 25 May 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 25 May 1728: King Jessop, the fighting rector of Treeton (Rotherham), is buried at Sheffield, and remembered for his punch and his parody
- 25 May 1870: An Ascension Eve performance for tourists of the Whitby Penny Hedge ritual
Proverbially:
Munday flitte
Neaver sitte.
(Best 1857)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:42-21:14, zenith 12:58
- Moon: set 02:29 rise 14:55, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:47-21:19, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 02:34 rise 15:00, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:41-21:22, zenith 13:01
- Moon: set 02:33 rise 14:59, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:49-21:16, zenith 13:02
- Moon: set 02:33 rise 14:59, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:44-21:18, zenith 13:01
- Moon: set 02:32 rise 14:58, waxing gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Whit Monday – Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church – the resumption of Ordinary Time.; Urban – appears in The Canterbury Tales, day for some is the start of summer. Customs: Spring bank holiday – statutory substitute for Whit Monday.
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Place-People-Play: Childcare (and the Kazookestra) on the Headingley/Weetwood borders next to Meanwood Park.
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