There is an absolutely amazing video that captures solar activity for the past decade.  Each second represents one day of sun time.  While the video runs an hour, the real value is to fast forward or backward to cover large amounts of time and see how the activity changes.  You will note periods of time when most of the activity is near the equator, then progressing more toward the poles over time.  Simply amazing!

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/watch-a-10-year-time-lapse-of-sun-from-nasa-s-sdo