Yorkshire on Thursday 30 July 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 30 July 1661: John Ray encounters the effigy of a tragic Inuit in his canoe at Hull Trinity House
- 30 July 1798: The homeward-bound Greenland whaler Blenheim fights off a Royal Navy press gang in Hull harbour, killing two boarders
- 30 July 1820: Primitive Methodists try to disrupt the traditional Maudlin Fair football match between Hedon and Preston (Holderness)
- 30 July 1825: The Bridlington bellman Dickey Fletcher cries two keys found on the resort’s North Sands
- 30 July 1882: On his way to play with the Muker church band, Richard Guy of Hill Top Farm climbs over a wall to inspect a fertile heifer
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:10-21:04, zenith 13:07
- Moon: set 05:50 rise 21:32, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:15-21:09, zenith 13:12
- Moon: set 05:55 rise 21:37, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:10-21:12, zenith 13:11
- Moon: set 05:50 rise 21:38, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:17-21:07, zenith 13:12
- Moon: set 05:56 rise 21:35, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:12-21:08, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 05:52 rise 21:35, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- No red-letter days yet today, sorry!
Please check data before saddling your horse.
Search
Subscribe/buy
Order the book:
Subscribe to the free daily email:
Donate
Music & books
Place-People-Play: Childcare (and the Kazookestra) on the Headingley/Weetwood borders next to Meanwood Park.
Music from and about Yorkshire by Leeds's Singing Organ-Grinder.
RSS feed
Bluesky
Extwitter