Yorkshire on Tuesday 25 August 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 25 August 1662: Following Charles II’s purge of Presbyterian ministers, Roundhead Captain John Hodgson of Coley Hall (Halifax) is again harassed as a suspected plotter
- 25 August 1840: Debating the teetotal vegetarian Frederic Lees at Rotherham, the Wesleyan James Bromley calls the pledge unchristian, and “alcohol-free” wine undrinkable
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:56-20:10, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 02:13 rise 19:25, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:00-20:15, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 02:18 rise 19:31, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:57-20:16, zenith 13:07
- Moon: set 02:11 rise 19:34, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:01-20:14, zenith 13:07
- Moon: set 02:20 rise 19:28, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:58-20:14, zenith 13:06
- Moon: set 02:15 rise 19:30, waxing gibbous
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