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M8.6 solar flare on 2025-11-05
ClassM8.6GOES-18 science data
Peak22:072025-11-05 UTC
Duration24 min
Peak flux8.6e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 21 / 3004 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 30 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 25 |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2025
X5.1
X4.0
X2.4
X1.9
X1.9
X1.8
X1.8
X1.7
X1.7
X1.2
X1.2
X1.2
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:36 | 11:19 | 67 | M7.4 | – | – |
All times UTC. Until June 2017 classes are NOAA's reports of the time (GOES-15 and earlier included a 0.7 scaling factor); later classes come from calibrated GOES-16/18 data, so the same flare reads about 1.4× larger. Do not compare the two periods directly.
← M7.4 2025-11-05X1.7 2025-11-09 →
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A M8.6 flare that began 2025-11-05 21:52 UTC; No. 21 of 3,004 C-class-or-larger flares in 2025.