Yorkshire on Sunday 21 December 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 21 December 1852: Sarah Slater (19) insists that Alfred Waddington (21) had no moral right to threaten her and behead their toddler
Proverbially:
Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 08:14-15:44, zenith 11:59
- Moon: rise 10:02 set 16:29, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 08:19-15:49, zenith 12:04
- Moon: rise 10:07 set 16:34, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 08:23-15:43, zenith 12:03
- Moon: rise 10:13 set 16:26, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 08:17-15:51, zenith 12:04
- Moon: rise 10:04 set 16:37, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 08:18-15:46, zenith 12:02
- Moon: rise 10:07 set 16:31, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ! York Sheriff’s Riding – combination of the ceremonial demarcation of the city bounds and the beginning of Yule ! Winter solstice
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