Yorkshire Almanac 2026

Yorkshire On This Day, Comprising 365 Historical Extracts, Red-letter Days and Customs, and Astronomical and Meteorological Data

« Yorkshire on Friday 27 November 2026 »

Then!

Yorkshire in history:

Proverbially:

Dean’t o’ Friday buy your ring,
O’ Friday dean’t put t’ spurrins [banns] in;
Dean’t wed o’ Friday. Think on o’ this,
Nowther blue nor green mun match her driss.
(Moorman 1916)

Now!

Hull, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:47-15:50, zenith 11:48
  • Moon: set 11:27 rise 18:26, waning gibbous

Leeds, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:52-15:55, zenith 11:53
  • Moon: set 11:32 rise 18:31, waning gibbous

Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:54-15:50, zenith 11:52
  • Moon: set 11:37 rise 18:24, waning gibbous

Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:49-15:56, zenith 11:53
  • Moon: set 11:29 rise 18:33, waning gibbous

York, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 07:51-15:52, zenith 11:51
  • Moon: set 11:31 rise 18:27, waning gibbous

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