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M5.3 solar flare on 2026-07-05
ClassM5.3GOES-18 science data
Peak17:572026-07-05 UTC
Duration11 min
Peak flux5.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 34 / 1764 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:24 | 00:31 | 12 | M1.3 | – | – | |
| 04:19 | 04:32 | 20 | M1.3 | – | – | |
| 04:41 | 04:47 | 11 | M1.0 | – | – | |
| 05:21 | 05:39 | 28 | M2.7 | – | – | |
| 10:56 | 11:00 | 6 | M1.4 | – | – | |
| 16:21 | 16:32 | – | M1.4 | – | – | |
| 16:41 | 16:45 | 7 | M1.4 | – | – | |
| 18:56 | 19:07 | 15 | M1.4 | – | – | |
| 21:14 | 21:22 | – | M1.0 | – | – |
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.
← X1.2 2026-07-04M8.1 2026-08-20 →
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A M5.3 flare that began 2026-07-05 17:51 UTC; No. 34 of 1,764 C-class-or-larger flares in 2026.