Yorkshire on Saturday 16 August 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 16 August 1819: James Lees of Saddleworth (West Riding) attends a public meeting in favour of male suffrage at St Peter’s Square, Manchester – Peterloo
- 16 August 1842: Lancastrian plug-drawing rioters invade Skipton in an attempt to halt the mills
- 16 August 1845: The York Herald is conned into posting the American actor Ira Aldridge’s sensational account of his own death
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:40-20:30, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 15:39 rise 22:36, last quarter
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:45-20:35, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 15:44 rise 22:41, last quarter
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:41-20:36, zenith 13:09
- Moon: set 15:49 rise 22:34, last quarter
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:46-20:33, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 15:41 rise 22:44, last quarter
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:42-20:34, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 15:43 rise 22:38, last quarter
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