Yorkshire on Wednesday 24 June 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 24 June 1679: The world’s oldest wool carders?
- 24 June 1687: John Reresby, governor of York, protests James II’s plans to turn his residence into a Catholic school
- 24 June 1761: A cat joins John Wesley’s street congregation at Robin Hood’s Bay
- 24 June 1809: Exiled from London to York, the Rev. Sydney Smith promises Lady Holland not to smite the partridge
- 24 June 1866: Captain Gravill of the Diana of Hull celebrates his crew’s failure to catch a whale on the Sabbath
- 24 June 1981: Leeds City Council declares its opposition to nuclear weapons and resolves to inform the world thereof
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:28-21:38, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 01:04 rise 16:33, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:33-21:43, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 01:09 rise 16:39, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:26-21:47, zenith 13:07
- Moon: set 01:05 rise 16:41, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:35-21:40, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 01:10 rise 16:37, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:30-21:43, zenith 13:06
- Moon: set 01:06 rise 16:38, waxing gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Birth of John the Baptist. Customs: Traditional date of the summer solstice.
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