Thursday, July 31, 2025

Best moment at 8:43 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 7 captures this evening

Quality 75/100Clouds

What the AI saw

A spectacular sunset view featuring intense bands of color ranging from deep crimson to golden yellow in the sky. The clouds are dramatically lit, creating striking patterns of dark purple and brilliant orange-red hues. The cityscape below is reduced to dark silhouettes, while Lake Champlain stretches out to meet the mountain horizon, creating a classic composition with excellent contrast between the vivid sky and darkened landscape.

Conditions

Temperature: 61°F
Cloud cover: 100%
Humidity: 82%
Wind: 5 mph

overcast clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

296° 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 8:43 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Thursday, July 31, 2025 — Left viewA serene twilight scene over Lake Champlain with the Adirondack Mountains creating a dramatic silhouette against the horizon. The sky displays soft pastel pinks and purples, with wispy clouds catching the last light of day. The foreground shows the tree-lined shores of Burlington, while the calm waters of the lake reflect the dimming light, creating a peaceful transition from day to night.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Thursday, July 31, 2025 — Right viewA spectacular sunset view featuring intense bands of color ranging from deep crimson to golden yellow in the sky. The clouds are dramatically lit, creating striking patterns of dark purple and brilliant orange-red hues. The cityscape below is reduced to dark silhouettes, while Lake Champlain stretches out to meet the mountain horizon, creating a classic composition with excellent contrast between the vivid sky and darkened landscape.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM EDT — 7:43 PM EDTQuality 65/100

Burlington sunset on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM EDT — 7:58 PM EDTQuality 75/100

Burlington sunset on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM EDT — 8:13 PM EDTQuality 75/100

Burlington sunset on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM EDT — 8:28 PM EDTQuality 75/100

Burlington sunset on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM EDT — 8:58 PM EDTQuality 65/100

Burlington sunset on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM EDT — 9:13 PM EDTQuality 55/100