KP 0.67
LIVE · DATA 09:46 UT

Quiet
Low activity

Planetary Kp is 0.67 for the period starting 06:00 UT. At L1, solar wind speed is 412 km/s and IMF Bz is 0.6 nT. Bz is northward, which suppresses activity. Northern hemispheric power is 15 GW.

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IMF BZ0.6nTNear zero
SPEED412km/sSlow
HEMI POWER15GWLow
DENSITY3.5p/cm³Typical
AURORAL OVAL · OVATIONFORECAST 10:47 UT
80°70°60°50°40°FairbanksAnchorageYellowknifeChurchillEdmontonWinnipegSeattleMinneapolisMontrealChicagoReykjavíkEquatorward edge of 10% aurora probability

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Geomagnetic outlook

Highest Kp in each UT day · observed (faded) and NOAA forecastBelow 3345 and up

Solar activity

DSCOVR/ACE at L1 · NOAA OVATION · last 24 hours · UT
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The Sun now

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory · latest images
The Sun in AIA 193 Å, latest SDO image
AIA 193 ÅCorona · coronal holes
The Sun in AIA 171 Å, latest SDO image
AIA 171 ÅQuiet corona · loops
The Sun in HMI, latest SDO image
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