Top 25 sunspot regions of 2023

On this page you will find an overview of the largest sunspot regions of the year 2023. This page is updated daily. Sunspot information comes from the NOAA SWPC.

		Region	Size	Number of sunspots	Class Spot
1	2023/07/02	3354	1150	22	FKC
2	2023/01/18	3190	950	17	EKI
3	2023/01/09	3182	950	30	EKC
4	2023/02/28	3234	860	25	FKC
5	2023/07/12	3363	850	24	DKO
6	2023/05/28	3315	800	26	EKC
7	2023/07/14	3372	770	11	EKO
8	2023/01/11	3184	730	13	EKC
9	2023/01/09	3181	700	35	EKC
10	2023/11/25	3500	560	13	DKC
11	2023/07/19	3373	550	24	EKC
12	2023/04/16	3282	530	17	EKI
13	2023/05/08	3297	510	21	EKC
14	2023/01/13	3186	500	18	EKI
15	2023/02/14	3226	480	26	DKI
16	2023/05/24	3310	480	11	CHO
17	2023/02/12	3213	480	25	FKI
18	2023/12/14	3514	470	21	EKC
19	2023/05/24	3311	470	39	EAI
20	2023/10/31	3474	460	30	DKI
21	2023/12/20	3529	450	6	DKO
22	2023/03/08	3245	440	11	DHI
23	2023/08/02	3380	430	10	DKC
24	2023/01/18	3192	420	17	FKI
25	2023/04/30	3288	420	19	EHC

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

Gillam, MB, Yellowknife, NT

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

Edmonton, AB, Iqaluit, NU, Saskatoon, SK, Whitehorse, YT
Nuuk
Fairbanks, AK, Juneau, AK, Utqiagvik, AK

The direction of the interplanetary magnetic field is slightly South (-5.56nT).

The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-52nT)

The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:

C9.96

A transequatorial coronal hole was detected in an earth-facing position on Tuesday, 4 November 2025

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M2.7 solar flare with earth-directed CME!

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