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Table 1 Periodicities and harmonics of the Aa time series associated with the Moon and the Sun

From: New perspectives on contributing factors to the monthly behavior of the aa geomagnetic index

Cycle

Maxima (days)

Related to

Minima (days)

Related to

11

14.49

M—1st harmonic

6.84

6.95

S—2nd harmonic

S—2nd harmonic

12

 

13.61

S—1st harmonic

13

27.51

13.83

13.60

S

S—1st harmonic

S—1st harmonic

29.02

27.38

M

S

14

30.18

26.72

M

S

29.02

27.38

M

S

15

13.45

S—1st harmonic

26.74

27.48

S

S

16

13.61

S—1st harmonic

29.06

13.46

M

S—1st harmonic

17

13.90

27.37

S—1st harmonic

S

 

18

27.27

14.08

29.16

S

S—1st harmonic

M

26.43

29.65

S

M

19

13.60

S—1st harmonic

31.42

6.94

M

S

20

13.63

29.89

28.87

S—1st harmonic

M

M

31.29

14.72

M

M

21

 

13.85

15.77

S

M—1st harmonic

22

 

26.97

15.11

S

M—1st harmonic

23

13.42

27.46

S—1st harmonic

S

13.49

27.37

S—1st harmonic

S

24

13.39

28.82

S—1st harmonic

M

  
  1. – means that no significant peaks were found