Yorkshire on Sunday 8 November 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 8 November 1662: The Leeds corporation authorises the formation of trade guilds
- 8 November 1817: Anne Lister’s uncle Joseph dies, and her aunt recounts a premonitory vision
- 8 November 1852: Commander John R. Ward, R.N., rescues Ann Millanby from the Tees at Stockton
Proverbially:
Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:12-16:17, zenith 11:45
- Moon: rise 06:33 set 15:17, waning crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:17-16:21, zenith 11:49
- Moon: rise 06:39 set 15:21, waning crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:19-16:17, zenith 11:48
- Moon: rise 06:41 set 15:16, waning crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:16-16:23, zenith 11:49
- Moon: rise 06:37 set 15:23, waning crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:16-16:19, zenith 11:48
- Moon: rise 06:37 set 15:19, waning crescent
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