Or maybe later than expected

October '04: Solar Minimum is Coming Sooner Than Expected

"This is a sign," says Hathaway, "that the solar minimum is coming, and it's coming sooner than we expected."
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The most recent solar maximum was in late 2000. The first spotless day after that was Jan 28, 2004. So, using Hathaway and Wilson's simple rule, solar minimum should arrive in late 2006. That's about a year earlier than previously thought.