Thursday, October 16, 2025

Best moment at 6:59 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 6 captures this evening

Quality 78/100Clear

What the AI saw

This is a clear post-sunset twilight: a warm golden-orange band hugs the horizon and transitions smoothly into deepening blue and faint purple higher in the sky. The silhouetted mountain ridge and calm water emphasize the color gradient and give a clean, peaceful composition with subtle reflections on the lake. There are few to no clouds, so the color is a pure, broad gradient rather than dramatic textured lighting. Overall the scene is vivid and atmospheric, typical of 15–30 minutes after the sun has set.

Conditions

Temperature: 45°F
Cloud cover: 9%
Humidity: 60%
Wind: 14 mph

clear sky

Sun position

Sun set toward

262° 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 6:59 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Thursday, October 16, 2025 — Left viewThis is a clear post-sunset twilight: a warm golden-orange band hugs the horizon and transitions smoothly into deepening blue and faint purple higher in the sky. The silhouetted mountain ridge and calm water emphasize the color gradient and give a clean, peaceful composition with subtle reflections on the lake. There are few to no clouds, so the color is a pure, broad gradient rather than dramatic textured lighting. Overall the scene is vivid and atmospheric, typical of 15–30 minutes after the sun has set.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Thursday, October 16, 2025 — Right viewThis image also shows post-sunset twilight with a warm orange horizon band fading to cool blue above; city lights in the foreground add context and contrast. The sky colors are pleasant and clear but slightly less bold than the left image due to light pollution and more visual detail in the foreground. There are no striking cloud formations, so the beauty comes from the clean gradient and the silhouetted shoreline and buildings. It reads as a very good, serene twilight view rather than an extraordinary or once-in-a-lifetime display.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM EDT — 5:58 PM EDTQuality 51/100

Burlington sunset on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM EDT — 6:14 PM EDTQuality 55/100

Burlington sunset on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM EDT — 6:18 PM EDTQuality 51/100

Burlington sunset on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM EDT — 6:28 PM EDTQuality 53/100

Burlington sunset on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM EDT — 6:44 PM EDTQuality 66/100