Answer: The current solar cycle is Cycle 25, whose predicted progression is given by the magenta line based on a nonlinear curve fit to observed monthly values, updated every month. Solar Cycle 26 is expected to begin some time between January 2029 and December 2032, and no prediction is yet produced for it.
Status: Confirmed
Entry: science/solar-cycle
Revision: 1
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Timeline:
  Created: 2026-11-12T10:37:24Z
  Last changed: 2026-11-12T10:37:24Z
  Last verified: 2026-11-12T11:34:22Z
  Next check: 2026-11-13T11:34:22Z
  Check interval: Daily
  Expected change: No fixed schedule

Data:
  Field | Value | Source | As of
  current cycle | Cycle 25 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  next cycle start window | January 2029 and December 2032 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  prediction update frequency | every month | [1] | 2026-11-12
  2019 panel predicted maximum | 115 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  2019 panel peak timing | July, 2025 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  updated prediction posted | February 2025 | [1] | 2026-11-12

Sources:
  [1] NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. "www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression". https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression
      Role: primary. Accessed: 2026-11-12T11:34:22Z
      Quote: "The predicted progression for the current solar cycle (Cycle 25) is given by the magenta line" (Supports: current cycle)
      Quote: "Solar Cycle 26 is expected to begin some time between January 2029 and December 2032." (Supports: next cycle start window)
      Quote: "is updated every month as more observations become available" (Supports: prediction update frequency)
      Quote: "The Prediction Panel predicted Cycle 25 to reach a maximum of 115 occurring in July, 2025." (Supports: 2019 panel predicted maximum, 2019 panel peak timing)
      Quote: "the updated prediction was made available on this web site in February 2025, replacing the 2019 Panel prediction" (Supports: updated prediction posted)
      Published: 2026-11-11T20:43:07Z
      Snapshot SHA-256: 8657acb9184189246b43090fb486c252c46779a5bd66d7c2f99510b03097a422 (captured 2026-11-12T10:37:24Z)

Verification:
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    latestN. (2026). What is the current state of the solar cycle? Revision 1, last verified 2026-11-12T11:34:22Z. https://latestn.com/science/solar-cycle (accessed 2026-11-12T12:52:53Z).

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