Yorkshire on Thursday 26 February 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 26 February 1787: William Butterworth of Leeds arrives at Grenada (West Indies) from Calabar (West Africa) on the Hudibras (Liverpool) with the survivors of a cargo of 360 slaves
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:54-17:34, zenith 12:14
- Moon: set 04:44 rise 10:44, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:59-17:39, zenith 12:19
- Moon: set 04:49 rise 10:48, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:59-17:36, zenith 12:17
- Moon: set 04:56 rise 10:40, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:58-17:39, zenith 12:18
- Moon: set 04:45 rise 10:52, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 06:57-17:36, zenith 12:17
- Moon: set 04:49 rise 10:45, waxing gibbous
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