Solar cycle 7

Solar cycle 7 was the seventh solar cycle since 1755, when extensive recording of solar sunspot activity began. The solar cycle lasted 10.5 years, beginning in May 1823 and ending in November 1833 (thus overlapping the Dalton Minimum). The maximum smoothed sunspot number observed during the solar cycle was 119.2 (November 1829), and the starting minimum was 0.2.

Solar cycle 7
Sunspot data
Start dateMay 1823
End dateNovember 1833
Duration (years)10.5
Max count119.2
Max count monthNovember 1829
Min count0.2
Cycle chronology
Previous cycleSolar cycle 6 (1810–1823)
Next cycleSolar cycle 8 (1833–1843)
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