Yorkshire on Saturday 26 December 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 26 December 1570: Edmund Grindal, Puritan archbishop of York, orders the removal of rood-lofts (and their superstitious images), and the erection of pulpits
- 26 December 1831: The London Zoological Society accepts the Yorkshire Philosophical Society’s offer of a mischievous bear, and suggests transport south by stagecoach
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:16-15:47, zenith 12:01
- Moon: set 10:18 rise 19:05, waning gibbous
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:21-15:52, zenith 12:06
- Moon: set 10:24 rise 19:10, waning gibbous
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:24-15:46, zenith 12:05
- Moon: set 10:26 rise 19:05, waning gibbous
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:18-15:54, zenith 12:06
- Moon: set 10:21 rise 19:11, waning gibbous
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:20-15:49, zenith 12:04
- Moon: set 10:22 rise 19:07, waning gibbous
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