Friday, December 5, 2025

Best moment at 3:59 PM EST over Lake Champlain — 2 captures this evening

Quality 50/100Clouds

What the AI saw

The left image shows the sun partially obscured by a thick stratocumulus deck near the horizon with a warm golden band and crepuscular rays cutting through breaks in the clouds. Light is reflecting off the water, giving a subtle glow to the lake and silhouetting the distant mountains, but the overall palette is dominated by grays and muted gold rather than vivid color. The cloud textures add dramatic interest, but the heavy cloud cover keeps the scene subdued rather than intensely colorful.

Conditions

Temperature: 19°F
Cloud cover: 40%
Humidity: 40%
Wind: 10 mph

scattered clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

243° WSW

Far southwest - Winter sunset

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

Both camera angles at 3:59 PM EST

Left view, Burlington sunset on Friday, December 5, 2025 — Left viewThe left image shows the sun partially obscured by a thick stratocumulus deck near the horizon with a warm golden band and crepuscular rays cutting through breaks in the clouds. Light is reflecting off the water, giving a subtle glow to the lake and silhouetting the distant mountains, but the overall palette is dominated by grays and muted gold rather than vivid color. The cloud textures add dramatic interest, but the heavy cloud cover keeps the scene subdued rather than intensely colorful.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Friday, December 5, 2025 — Right viewThe right image is dominated by a broad, cool blue-gray cloud layer with only a slight brightening near the horizon and virtually no warm pinks, purples, or oranges typical of sunset or post-sunset twilight. The lighting feels more like overcast late afternoon or pre-dusk rather than a colorful sunset; the scene lacks strong color gradients and atmospheric saturation. Compositionally pleasing with the snow-covered foreground and distant lake, but the color intensity and visual impact are low.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Friday, December 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM EST — 3:44 PM ESTQuality 48/100