Solar flares on August 23, 2002
The most powerful solar flare in 24 hours
X3.1 (very strong) flare - August 23 at 6:12 PM
Solar activity index
Value as of the end of the day on August 23, 2002
Solar X-ray emission over the past 2 days
Chart of solar X-ray emission (1-8 Å) from August 22, 2002 to August 23, 2002
Time zone — UTC-07 (Phoenix)
List of solar flares for August 23, 2002
The total number of solar flares of class C and higher — 10 flares
C class — 4 | M class — 5 | X class — 1
| Class | begin | max | end | region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.8 | 22:38 | 22:48 | 22:59 | 87 |
| X3.1 | 17:49 | 18:12 | 18:31 | 69 |
| M1.4 | 13:09 | 13:21 | 14:28 | 83 |
| C3.8 | 12:14 | 12:17 | 12:20 | — |
| C3.7 | 11:52 | 11:58 | 12:05 | 85 |
| M1.5 | 06:05 | 06:14 | 06:24 | 87 |
| M1.2 | 04:56 | 05:00 | 05:10 | 69 |
| C8.1 | 04:42 | 04:46 | 04:54 | 0 |
| M1.5 | 01:00 | 02:46 | 03:14 | 69 |
| C3.4 | 00:28 | 00:31 | 00:33 | — |