Yorkshire on Monday 11 May 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 11 May 1641: William Simpson of Little Driffield takes a break from threshing to shear Henry Best’s sheep at Elmswell
- 11 May 1674: A poor man at Ossett (Wakefield) punishes his child for taking a piece of bread
- 11 May 1985: A fire at the Bradford City stadium kills 56
Proverbially:
Munday flitte
Neaver sitte.
(Best 1857)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:04-20:51, zenith 12:57
- Moon: rise 03:08 set 13:49, waning crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:08-20:56, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 03:13 set 13:54, waning crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:03-20:58, zenith 13:01
- Moon: rise 03:13 set 13:52, waning crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:10-20:54, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 03:12 set 13:55, waning crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:06-20:55, zenith 13:00
- Moon: rise 03:11 set 13:52, waning crescent
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