Yorkshire Almanac January 27

« Yorkshire on Tuesday 27 January 2026 »

Then!

Yorkshire in history:

27 January 1830: William Cobbett rides from Leeds to black Sheffield

Now!

Hull, on earth and in heaven:

Sun: 07:53-16:35, zenith 12:14
Moon: set 02:51 rise 10:30, waxing gibbous

Leeds, on earth and in heaven:

Sun: 07:58-16:39, zenith 12:18
Moon: set 02:57 rise 10:34, waxing gibbous

Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:

Sun: 08:00-16:35, zenith 12:17
Moon: set 03:00 rise 10:28, waxing gibbous

Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:

Sun: 07:56-16:41, zenith 12:18
Moon: set 02:54 rise 10:36, waxing gibbous

York, on earth and in heaven:

Sun: 07:56-16:37, zenith 12:17
Moon: set 02:56 rise 10:31, waxing gibbous

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Now! Then! is an almanac portraying Yorkshire on this day. Now! lists modern happenings in the heavens and on earth. Then! consists roughly of 970 historical serendipities (775K words) from the last 2,000 years, quoted from 1,699 more-or-less contemporary accounts, and dealing with 6,971 subjects, such as (automated list!) Leeds, York, West Riding of Yorkshire, Church of England, London, Sheffield, poetry, Kingston upon Hull, Bradford, Horse ... Leeds’s Singing Organ-Grinder has been compiling and coding Now! Then! The Yorkshire Almanac at bedtime to educate himself about his new home since moving from Hackney to Headingley in April 2021. It will soon be available in printed and e-book editions. You can also book a performance with barrel organ of The Yorkshire Almanac Songbook.

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