Sunspot region 3825 which is close to the east limb and slowly rotating into an earth-facing position has produced a long-duration X4.5 class solar flare (R3-strong) today that peaked at 15:29 UTC. This is the fifth largest solar flare of the current Solar Cycle.
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Last X-flare | 2025/03/28 | X1.1 |
Last M-flare | 2025/03/27 | M2.0 |
Last geomagnetic storm | 2025/03/27 | Kp5 (G1) |
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Last spotless day | 2022/06/08 |
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February 2025 | 154.6 +17.6 |
March 2025 | 130 -24.6 |
Last 30 days | 130 -22.2 |