Yorkshire on Wednesday 28 October 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 28 October 1648: A letter claims that Pontefract Castle under John Morris, its Royalist governor, has become a den of apolitical brigands
- 28 October 1683: York’s governor fails to provoke a duel with someone who borrowed his cushion at the minster
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:51-16:38, zenith 11:45
- Moon: set 10:33 rise 17:10, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:56-16:43, zenith 11:49
- Moon: set 10:38 rise 17:15, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:57-16:39, zenith 11:48
- Moon: set 10:43 rise 17:07, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:55-16:43, zenith 11:49
- Moon: set 10:35 rise 17:18, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:55-16:40, zenith 11:48
- Moon: set 10:38 rise 17:11, waning gibbous
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