Viewing archive of Sunday, 18 October 1998 - Sunspot regions

It appears that the image of the visible solar disk for this day in history is missing.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
136 292 1C2.29M3.4422

Sunspot regions

Region 8358

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
10 -5 170 50 CAO N16W55

Solar flares on this day

M1.17 M3.44 C3.76

Region 8360

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
8 -10 390 50 DKO S19W52

Region 8361

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
9 3 30 CSO N14W38

Region 8362

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 1 30 HRX N20E46

Region 8363

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
14 7 100 60 DAO N25E17

Region 8364

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 10 BXO N18E24

All times in UTC

<< Go to daily overview page

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Murmansk
Kiruna
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (12.25nT), the direction is North (2.95nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-56nT)

Latest news

Support SpaceWeatherLive.com!

A lot of people come to SpaceWeatherLive to follow the Sun's activity or if there is aurora to be seen, but with more traffic comes higher server costs. Consider a donation if you enjoy SpaceWeatherLive so we can keep the website online!

Donate SpaceWeatherLive Pro
Support SpaceWeatherLive with our merchandise
Check out our merchandise

Latest alerts

20:15 UTC - Geomagnetic activity

Minor G1 geomagnetic storm (Kp5) Threshold Reached: 20:02 UTC

alert


13:03 UTC - Hemispheric Power Index

The OVATION model predicts the Hemispheric Power Index to reach 50GW at 13:56 UTC


Wednesday, 2 April 2025
04:03 UTC - Hemispheric Power Index

The OVATION model predicts the Hemispheric Power Index to reach 50GW at 04:56 UTC


01:45 UTC - Geomagnetic activity

Active geomagnetic conditions (Kp4) Threshold Reached: 01:32 UTC

alert


Get instant alerts!

Space weather facts

Last X-flare2025/03/28X1.1
Last M-flare2025/04/01M2.5
Last geomagnetic storm2025/03/27Kp5 (G1)
Spotless days
Last spotless day2022/06/08
Monthly mean Sunspot Number
February 2025154.6 +17.6
April 2025152.5 -2.1
Last 30 days130.6 -15.9

This day in history*

Solar flares
12001X1.77
22017M8.35
31999M6.2
42001M3.57
52017M1.81
DstG
11979-168G4
21960-151G3
31992-105G2
42004-104G2
51994-103G3
*since 1994

Social networks