Yorkshire on Sunday 29 February 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 29 February 1824: Prophet John Wroe is baptised on the Leap Day in the Aire near Apperley Bridge before an audience of 30,000
Proverbially:
Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:47-17:40, zenith 12:13
- Moon: ,
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:52-17:44, zenith 12:18
- Moon: ,
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:51-17:42, zenith 12:17
- Moon: ,
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:51-17:45, zenith 12:18
- Moon: ,
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:50-17:42, zenith 12:16
- Moon: ,
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Customs: Leap Day.
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