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M6.7 solar flare on 2026-07-03
ClassM6.7GOES-18 science data
Peak18:112026-07-03 UTC
Duration43 min
Peak flux6.7e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 25 / 1764 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 4 |
| M/X flares that month | 55 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:03 | 13:13 | 13 | M1.4 | – | – | |
| 18:57 | 18:59 | 6 | M6.3 | – | – | |
| 19:59 | 20:08 | 20 | M1.5 | – | – | |
| 23:50 | 00:00 | 15 | M2.0 | – | – |
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.
← M8.5 2026-07-01M6.3 2026-07-03 →
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A M6.7 flare that began 2026-07-03 17:49 UTC; No. 25 of 1,764 C-class-or-larger flares in 2026.