A powerful M-class Solar Flare erupted today - the strongest for quite some time.

At this moment it remains unclear whether the shock wave is Earth directed but Solar flares of this magnitude can have important mood implications. These include irritability, confusion, lack of concentration, as well as irrational or erratic behaviour.

The strength of these emotions depend on the power of the Solar eruption, but some effects are inevitable.

Solar flare eruptions are of massive proportions, hurling out super charged material in a shock wave that quickly extends to the very boundaries of our Solar system.

Physical symptoms due to Solar flare activity may include dizziness, nausea, palpitations, and just feeling unwell for no apparent reason.

On the whole however the most dominant symptoms for those of a sensitive nature will mean increased lethargy, tiredness, and fatigue, so that ones daily schedule may become more of an uphill task than it normally would.

The Sun is currently exhibiting signs of emerging from its relative dormancy in the 11 year cycle between lowered and heightened activity (the Solar Minimum) that this time around has sometimes seen the lowest levels of Solar output for a century or more.

See below for a picture of today’s intense ultraviolet Solar flash courtesy of NASA.

See below for graph of Solar activity