Yorkshire on Monday 31 August 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 31 August 1651: John Wilks (Thompson, Smith…), of Knaresborough gives a York court a glimpse of the life of a Catholic hedge priest
- 31 August 1785: The public intervene in the ascent by balloon of Joseph Decker at York Racecourse
Proverbially:
Munday flitte
Neaver sitte.
(Best 1857)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:06-19:56, zenith 13:01
- Moon: set 10:16 rise 20:28, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:11-20:01, zenith 13:06
- Moon: set 10:21 rise 20:33, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:08-20:01, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 10:22 rise 20:29, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:12-20:00, zenith 13:06
- Moon: set 10:20 rise 20:34, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:09-19:59, zenith 13:04
- Moon: set 10:20 rise 20:31, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Customs: Summer bank holiday – a “St Lubbock’s Day” proposed by the eponymous legislator in 1871, which facilitated seaside holidays.
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