Solar flares on May 6, 2012
The most powerful solar flare in 24 hours
M1.3 (strong) flare - May 6 at 6:47 PM
Solar activity index
Value as of the end of the day on May 6, 2012
Solar X-ray emission over the past 2 days
Chart of solar X-ray emission (1-8 Å) from May 5, 2012 to May 6, 2012
Time zone — UTC+01 (London) — summer time
List of solar flares for May 6, 2012
The total number of solar flares of class C and higher — 18 flares
C class — 15 | M class — 3 | X class — 0
| Class | begin | max | end | region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1.1 | 23:27 | 23:31 | 23:38 | 1476 |
| C4.3 | 21:05 | 21:15 | 21:20 | 1476 |
| C2.3 | 20:22 | 20:26 | 20:32 | 1476 |
| M1.3 | 18:41 | 18:47 | 18:52 | 1476 |
| C2.6 | 18:31 | 18:35 | 18:37 | 1476 |
| C3.0 | 18:05 | 18:09 | 18:12 | — |
| C3.2 | 17:39 | 17:53 | 17:59 | 1476 |
| C1.1 | 17:14 | 17:20 | 17:23 | — |
| C1.4 | 14:37 | 14:42 | 14:46 | 1476 |
| C1.4 | 12:33 | 12:42 | 12:47 | 1476 |
| C1.7 | 08:01 | 08:04 | 08:07 | 1476 |
| C1.2 | 06:24 | 06:30 | 06:50 | 1476 |
| C3.9 | 05:31 | 05:36 | 05:43 | 1476 |
| C2.9 | 04:13 | 04:25 | 04:37 | 1470 |
| C1.5 | 03:46 | 03:50 | 03:55 | 1469 |
| M1.1 | 02:12 | 02:18 | 02:20 | 1476 |
| C2.0 | 00:28 | 00:33 | 00:36 | 1476 |
| M1.3 | 23:56 | 00:01 | 00:04 | 1476 |