Solar activity reached moderate levels today as an M4.44 solar flare (R1-minor) peaked at 13:11 UTC. The solar flare took place at S23E98 as seen from Earth which means the event originated 8 degrees behind the south-east limb. We can conclude that the X-ray flux likely reached more than M4.4. This is the second M-class solar flare of the current solar cycle and the strongest solar flare of this cycle thus far.
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Minor G1 geomagnetic storm (Kp5) Threshold Reached: 21:36 UTC
Severe G4 geomagnetic storm (Kp8) Threshold Reached: 20:55 UTC
Strong G3 geomagnetic storm (Kp7) Threshold Reached: 19:25 UTC
Moderate G2 geomagnetic storm (Kp6) Threshold Reached: 18:38 UTC
Minor G1 geomagnetic storm (Kp5) Threshold Reached: 18:28 UTC
Last X-flare | 2025/03/28 | X1.1 |
Last M-flare | 2025/04/15 | M1.2 |
Last geomagnetic storm | 2025/04/16 | Kp8- (G4) |
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Last spotless day | 2022/06/08 |
Monthly mean Sunspot Number | |
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March 2025 | 134.2 -20.4 |
April 2025 | 120.7 -13.5 |
Last 30 days | 120.8 -19.6 |