Yorkshire on Saturday 25 July 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 25 July 1603: Sir Richard Wortley, persecutor of his neighbours, dies, and is later zoomorphised as the Dragon of Wantley
- 25 July 1730: John Hobson encounters two outlandish, free-living men at Thirsk
- 25 July 1837: Sir Walter James, 2nd Baronet (21) is elected MP for Kingston upon Hull, to the joy of a young Tory author
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:02-21:13, zenith 13:07
- Moon: set 00:26 rise 19:11, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:07-21:18, zenith 13:12
- Moon: set 00:30 rise 19:16, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:02-21:20, zenith 13:11
- Moon: set 00:22 rise 19:23, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:09-21:15, zenith 13:12
- Moon: set 00:34 rise 19:12, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:04-21:17, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 00:27 rise 19:16, waxing gibbous
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