Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Best moment at 7:28 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 6 captures this evening

Quality 75/100Clouds

What the AI saw

A spectacular sunset moment with the sun perfectly positioned just above the mountain ridge, casting brilliant golden light across Lake Champlain. The sky exhibits rich orange and yellow hues, with the sun's rays creating dramatic lens flares across the image. The city's silhouette is dramatically backlit, while the lake's surface gleams with the sun's reflection, creating a striking contrast between light and shadow.

Conditions

Temperature: 71°F
Cloud cover: 70%
Humidity: 59%
Wind: 4 mph

broken clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

284° WNW

Northwest - Late spring/early summer

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

Both camera angles at 7:28 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 — Left viewA serene twilight scene over Lake Champlain with the Adirondack Mountains silhouetted against a gradient sky. The atmosphere shows soft pastel colors transitioning from pale blue to gentle yellow near the horizon. The lake's surface appears calm and reflective, with several islands dotting the waterscape, while the foreground shows a darkened tree line of the Burlington hillside.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 — Right viewA spectacular sunset moment with the sun perfectly positioned just above the mountain ridge, casting brilliant golden light across Lake Champlain. The sky exhibits rich orange and yellow hues, with the sun's rays creating dramatic lens flares across the image. The city's silhouette is dramatically backlit, while the lake's surface gleams with the sun's reflection, creating a striking contrast between light and shadow.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM EDT — 7:13 PM EDTQuality 75/100

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM EDT — 7:43 PM EDTQuality 65/100

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM EDT — 7:58 PM EDTQuality 58/100

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM EDT — 8:13 PM EDTQuality 55/100

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM EDT — 8:28 PM EDTQuality 35/100