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M6.8 solar flare on 2026-06-21
ClassM6.8GOES-18 science data
Peak19:292026-06-21 UTC
Duration18 min
Peak flux6.8e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 22 / 1764 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 15 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 25 |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2026
X8.1
X4.2
X2.8
X2.5
X2.4
X1.9
X1.6
X1.5
X1.4
X1.2
X1.1
X1.0
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:25 | 02:46 | 33 | M2.6 | – | – |
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.
← X1.0 2026-06-03M5.8 2026-06-30 →
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A M6.8 flare that began 2026-06-21 19:17 UTC; No. 22 of 1,764 C-class-or-larger flares in 2026.