Sunspot regions Help
On this page you'll find an overview of all the visible sunspot regions on the Sun together with their properties, images and the chances on solar flares or proton events. This page is updated daily and the sunspot images every hour.
Today's Sun
| Sunspot number | 108 | 13 |
| New regions | 2 | 2 |
| 10.7cm Solar Radio Flux | 195 | -19 |
| Carrington Rotation | 2289 | |
Regions due to return
| Region | Lat. |
|---|---|
| 3834 | S16 |
H-alpha plages without spots
| Region | Location |
|---|---|
| None | |
Region 3848 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 4 | 350 | DHI | N13W81 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 55% | 20% | 5% | 10% | |
Solar flares from today | ||||
| M3.3 C2.1 | ||||
Region 3849 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 | 240 | DAI | S06W54 | |
  | ||||
Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 50% | 15% | 5% | 10% | |
Region 3850 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 90 | HSX | S08W59 | |
  | ||||
Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 10% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
Region 3852 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 8 | 300 | DKI | S10W14 | |
  | ||||
Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 60% | 15% | 5% | 1% | |
Region 3854 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 15 | 260 | EKI | S04W07 | |
  | ||||
Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 60% | 20% | 5% | 1% | |
Region 3855 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 4 | 20 | CSO | N14W35 | |
  | ||||
Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 15% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
Region 3856 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 10 | BXO | N17E35 | |
  | ||||
Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 10% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
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| Last X-flare | 2024/10/09 | X1.4 |
| Last M-flare | 2024/10/14 | M3.3 |
| Last geomagnetic storm | 2024/10/12 | Kp5 (G1) |
| Spotless days | |
|---|---|
| Last spotless day | 2022/06/08 |
| Monthly mean Sunspot Number | |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | 141.4 -74.1 |
| October 2024 | 158.3 +16.9 |
| Last 30 days | 144.8 -25 |