Yorkshire on Wednesday 27 August 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 27 August 1673: John Holden fatally mugs his wife at Lightcliffe (Calderdale), but witnesses are fearful, and the jury sees only manslaughter
- 27 August 1754: The (Tory) Leeds Intelligencer calls on Holbeckers to accept the appointment by Samuel Kirshaw, Vicar of Leeds, of a new curate, Richard Fawcett Snr, to St Catherine’s Chapel
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 06:00-20:05, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 11:00 set 20:54, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 06:04-20:10, zenith 13:07
- Moon: rise 11:06 set 20:59, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 06:01-20:10, zenith 13:06
- Moon: rise 11:06 set 20:55, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 06:05-20:09, zenith 13:07
- Moon: rise 11:04 set 21:00, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 06:02-20:08, zenith 13:05
- Moon: rise 11:04 set 20:57, waxing crescent
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