Yorkshire Almanac 2026

Yorkshire On This Day, Comprising 365 Historical Extracts, Red-letter Days and Customs, and Astronomical and Meteorological Data

« Yorkshire on Tuesday 4 August 2026 »

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Yorkshire in history:

Now!

Hull, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 05:19-20:55, zenith 13:07
  • Moon: set 12:29 rise 22:19, waning gibbous

Leeds, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 05:23-21:00, zenith 13:12
  • Moon: set 12:35 rise 22:24, waning gibbous

Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 05:19-21:02, zenith 13:11
  • Moon: set 12:36 rise 22:20, waning gibbous

Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 05:25-20:58, zenith 13:11
  • Moon: set 12:33 rise 22:25, waning gibbous

York, on earth and in heaven:

  • Sun: 05:21-20:59, zenith 13:10
  • Moon: set 12:33 rise 22:21, waning gibbous

Red-letter days and other special events:

    Customs: Gooseberry Show, Egton Bridge near Whitby.

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Place-People-Play: Childcare (and the Kazookestra) on the Headingley/Weetwood borders next to Meanwood Park.

Music from and about Yorkshire by Leeds's Singing Organ-Grinder.

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