About block 947,962
Bitcoin block 947,962 was mined by Luxor on May 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM UTC, 13 min 14 s after block 947,961. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,808 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0147 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1397 BTC for this block.
Block 947,962 is number 443 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,573 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,038 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Luxor found 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,021 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.