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Planetary Positions

27.07.2025 at 09:37:18 UTC

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Planet	Longitude
The Sun	04 Leo 37' 27"
The Moon	06 Vir 52' 09"
Mercury	12 Leo 18' 41" R
Venus	25 Gem 39' 36"
Mars	23 Vir 28' 47"
Jupiter	10 Can 43' 15"
Saturn	01 Ari 45' 53" R
Uranus	00 Gem 46' 48"
Neptune	02 Ari 02' 31" R
Pluto	02 Aqu 32' 23" R

Solar Status

BZ Status:	5
Proton Density:	2.06
Proton Speed:	432.7 k/sec
KP Status:	1.67

Type	Jul 27	Jul 28	Jul 29
Active	25%	35%	10%
Minor	35%	25%	1%
Moderate	20%	5%	1%
Strong	5%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	2.00	3.00	1.67
03-06UT	2.00	3.00	1.33
06-09UT	3.67	3.00	1.33
09-12UT	5.00	2.67	1.33
12-15UT	4.00	2.67	1.33
15-18UT	3.33	2.67	1.33
18-21UT	3.00	2.33	1.67
21-00UT	3.33	2.00	1.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity was at low levels. The largest event of the period was a C3.3/Sf flare from near newly numbered Region 4160 (S08E47, Hrx/alpha). This region has already shown signs of decay as it rotated further onto the visible disk. Region 4149 (N17W20. Eko/beta) added a C1.7 and C1.4 flare at 26/1334 UTC and 26/1517 UTC, respectively. The vast majority of the regions remained mostly unchanged and quiet. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in available coronagraph imagery. .Forecast... Solar activity is likely to be low with a chance for M-class flares (R1-R2/Minor-Moderate) over 27-29 July.
Solar Wind
The solar wind environment reflected continued weak influence from a negative polarity coronal hole through the first half of the period. Total field ranged from 4-7 nT, no significant southward periods of the Bz component were observed, and solar wind speeds varied from ~480-530 km/s. The phi angle was in a predominately negative orientation. At around 26/0900 UTC, total field increased to ~11 nT and wind speeds increased slightly to around 600 km/s, with Bz dropping southward to near -10 nT around 26/1200 UTC. Phi angle then moved into a positive orientation just after 26/1600 UTC.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux reached high levels with a peak of 2,510 pfu at 26/1240 UTC. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was steady at background levels throughout the period.

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