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 | 97 | -15 |
| New regions | 1 | |
| 10.7cm Solar Radio Flux | 161 | -26 |
| Carrington Rotation | 2312 | |
Region 4478 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 13 -11 | 490 -170 | EKO | S05W69 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 65% | 15% | 5% | 5% | |
Region 4480 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -3 | 30 -20 | CAO | S17W89 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 20% | 5% | 1% | 1% | |
Solar flares from today | ||||
| M1.3 | ||||
Region 4481 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 10 | AXX | N14E38 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 5% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
Region 4482 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 80 60 | HSX | S08E67 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 15% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
Region 4483 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 | 10 | BXO | S06W24 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 10% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
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Space weather facts
| Last X-flare | 2026/07/04 | X1.3 |
| Last M-flare | 2026/07/05 | M1.4 |
| Last geomagnetic storm | 2026/07/04 | Kp7+ (G3) |
| Spotless days | |
|---|---|
| Last 365 days | 3 days |
| 2026 | 3 days (2%) |
| Last spotless day | 2026/02/24 |
| Monthly mean Sunspot Number | |
|---|---|
| June 2026 | 94.4 -7.1 |
| July 2026 | 114 +19.6 |
| Last 30 days | 98.9 -1.6 |
