Yorkshire on Saturday 1 August 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 1 August 1813: The Leeds-based 51st Foot wear bay leaves, not white roses, on Minden (now Yorkshire) Day, as they drive Napoleon’s troops back over the Pyrenees
- 1 August 1833: At Kelfield (East Riding), Hannah Beedham fails to fulfil her prophecy of her own death
- 1 August 1846: Three Halifax residents appear in court charged by the Earl of Scarborough with treating Shroggs Wood as common land
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:14-21:01, zenith 13:07
- Moon: set 08:27 rise 21:51, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:18-21:06, zenith 13:12
- Moon: set 08:32 rise 21:56, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:14-21:08, zenith 13:11
- Moon: set 08:30 rise 21:55, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:20-21:04, zenith 13:12
- Moon: set 08:33 rise 21:55, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:16-21:05, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 08:30 rise 21:54, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Customs: Minden Day > Yorkshire Day.
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