Monday, October 6, 2025

Best moment at 7:14 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 6 captures this evening

Quality 68/100Clouds

What the AI saw

This image shows clear post-sunset twilight: a warm orange band along the horizon with a smooth gradient into pale blue and deeper twilight overhead. Thin, streaky clouds pick up faint pink/orange tones and the silhouetted mountains and island provide a strong horizontal composition. The lake subtly reflects the remaining light while the foreground is already darkening and city lights are beginning to appear. Overall the scene is peaceful and colorful without being highly dramatic.

Conditions

Temperature: 73°F
Cloud cover: 48%
Humidity: 55%
Wind: 12 mph

scattered clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

267° W

Due west - Near equinox

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

Both camera angles at 7:14 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Monday, October 6, 2025 — Left viewThis image shows clear post-sunset twilight: a warm orange band along the horizon with a smooth gradient into pale blue and deeper twilight overhead. Thin, streaky clouds pick up faint pink/orange tones and the silhouetted mountains and island provide a strong horizontal composition. The lake subtly reflects the remaining light while the foreground is already darkening and city lights are beginning to appear. Overall the scene is peaceful and colorful without being highly dramatic.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Monday, October 6, 2025 — Right viewThis frame also captures post-sunset twilight with a crisp orange-to-blue gradient above the distant ridgeline and soft, high clouds catching warm light. The town lights and a lit avenue in the foreground add contrast and depth, while the lake is calm and contributes a gentle, cool reflection. Colors are pleasant and moderately vibrant, offering a balanced, attractive evening scene though not intensely dramatic. The composition and urban foreground make it visually engaging as a twilight view.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM EDT — 6:13 PM EDTQuality 56/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM EDT — 6:18 PM EDTQuality 60/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM EDT — 6:29 PM EDTQuality 61/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM EDT — 6:44 PM EDTQuality 65/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM EDT — 6:59 PM EDTQuality 66/100