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Does the Sun’s Magnetic Field Affect the Earth’s Rotation?

-- Venkatram | July 3, 2020

Question:

Is there any effect of sun’s magnetic field on earth’s revolution and its magnetic field? Is 23.5 degrees of Earth’s axis tilt related to this magnetic force?

-- Venkatram

Answer:

No. The only influence that the Sun’s magnetic field has on the Earth is through the energy released by solar flares and coronal mass ejections. These events are caused by changes in the Sun’s magnetic field structure.

-- Jeff Mangum

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