Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Best moment at 8:28 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 4 captures this evening

Quality 65/100Clouds

What the AI saw

A definitive sunset scene over Burlington and Lake Champlain, with the sun visible just above the horizon casting dramatic rays through broken cloud cover. The sky exhibits warm golden tones mixing with cooler greys in the cloud formations. Beautiful crepuscular rays are visible stretching across the scene, and the lake surface catches golden reflections from the setting sun. The city buildings and trees are silhouetted against the illuminated sky creating striking contrast.

Conditions

Temperature: 72°F
Cloud cover: 100%
Humidity: 82%
Wind: 3 mph

overcast clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

300° WNW

Far northwest - Summer sunset

Burlington (44.48°N) — sunsets sweep from southwest in winter to northwest in summer along the Lake Champlain shore.

Both camera angles at 8:28 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 — Left viewThis appears to be a twilight or early evening scene over Lake Champlain, with heavily overcast conditions. The sky shows minimal color variation with predominantly grey-blue tones. The mountain silhouettes across the lake are visible but muted, and the foreground is dominated by dark green tree coverage. The water appears calm and silvery-grey, reflecting the overcast conditions above.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 — Right viewA definitive sunset scene over Burlington and Lake Champlain, with the sun visible just above the horizon casting dramatic rays through broken cloud cover. The sky exhibits warm golden tones mixing with cooler greys in the cloud formations. Beautiful crepuscular rays are visible stretching across the scene, and the lake surface catches golden reflections from the setting sun. The city buildings and trees are silhouetted against the illuminated sky creating striking contrast.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM EDT — 7:43 PM EDTQuality 45/100

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM EDT — 8:13 PM EDTQuality 65/100

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM EDT — 8:43 PM EDTQuality 55/100