Yorkshire on Tuesday 20 October 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 20 October 1676: John Reresby of Thrybergh Hall (Rotherham) hears that the Duke of Norfolk is telling London that he killed a Barbadian slave by castrating him
- 20 October 1836: The West Riding Sessions contemplates the potential consequences of a post-dated watermark
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:36-17:55, zenith 12:46
- Moon: set 00:09 rise 16:04, waxing gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:41-18:00, zenith 12:50
- Moon: set 00:14 rise 16:09, waxing gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:41-17:57, zenith 12:49
- Moon: set 00:09 rise 16:10, waxing gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:40-18:00, zenith 12:50
- Moon: set 00:15 rise 16:07, waxing gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:39-17:58, zenith 12:49
- Moon: set 00:11 rise 16:08, waxing gibbous
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