Yorkshire on Saturday 27 December 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 27 December 1132: The foundation of Fountains Abbey by dissidents from St Mary’s, York, retold by a Victorian antiquary using Cistercian chronicles
- 27 December 1745: A correspondent from Stokesley (Hambleton) recounts the destruction of their Catholic chapel by a youthful mob during the Jacobite invasion of England
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:16-15:48, zenith 12:02
- Moon: rise 11:29, first quarter
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:21-15:53, zenith 12:07
- Moon: rise 11:34, first quarter
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:24-15:47, zenith 12:06
- Moon: rise 11:32, first quarter
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:18-15:55, zenith 12:07
- Moon: rise 11:33, first quarter
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:20-15:50, zenith 12:05
- Moon: rise 11:32, first quarter
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