Yorkshire on Saturday 29 August 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 29 August 1570: On arriving in Yorkshire, Archbishop Grindal declares war on bloody-minded folk-Catholicism
- 29 August 1801: Painter Joseph Farington arrives at Harrogate
- 29 August 1801: Painter Joseph Farington visits Harewood House
- 29 August 1914: The local newspaper reproves a Rothwell councillor who called on women not to sew for the troops
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:03-20:01, zenith 13:02
- Moon: set 07:32 rise 20:09, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:07-20:06, zenith 13:07
- Moon: set 07:37 rise 20:13, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:05-20:06, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 07:36 rise 20:12, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:08-20:05, zenith 13:06
- Moon: set 07:37 rise 20:13, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:05-20:04, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 07:35 rise 20:12, waning gibbous
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