Sunday, December 7, 2025

Best moment at 5:59 PM EST over Lake Champlain — 4 captures this evening

Quality 15/100Snow

What the AI saw

This view likewise shows a heavy cloud deck backlit by city lights, yielding an even, yellow-orange wash across the sky without the layered colors or gradients of a sunset or rich post-sunset twilight. The campus buildings, snowy roofs, and scattered streetlights provide visual interest and small reflections, but the sky itself is featureless and dominated by light-scatter rather than atmospheric color. There are no strong pinks, purples, or directional warm light that would indicate recent sunset; the scene reads as an overcast night with light pollution. Composition is pleasant from a cityscape perspective but lacks the characteristic beauty of sunset/twilight color.

Conditions

Temperature: 21°F
Cloud cover: 100%
Humidity: 91%
Wind: 1 mph

light snow

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 5:59 PM EST

Left view, Burlington sunset on Sunday, December 7, 2025 — Left viewThick low clouds and strong city light pollution produce a uniform orange-brown sky with no warm sunset gradients or purples/pinks typical of post-sunset twilight. The scene is clearly nighttime/overcast: snow-covered ground and streetlights are visible, but there is no directional sunlight or colorful alpenglow. Cloud texture is flat and featureless, so the atmosphere reads as dull and muted rather than a vibrant twilight. Overall the image shows an urban, light-polluted night rather than a sunset or notable post-sunset display.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Sunday, December 7, 2025 — Right viewThis view likewise shows a heavy cloud deck backlit by city lights, yielding an even, yellow-orange wash across the sky without the layered colors or gradients of a sunset or rich post-sunset twilight. The campus buildings, snowy roofs, and scattered streetlights provide visual interest and small reflections, but the sky itself is featureless and dominated by light-scatter rather than atmospheric color. There are no strong pinks, purples, or directional warm light that would indicate recent sunset; the scene reads as an overcast night with light pollution. Composition is pleasant from a cityscape perspective but lacks the characteristic beauty of sunset/twilight color.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM EST — 5:14 PM ESTQuality 9/100

Burlington sunset on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM EST — 5:18 PM ESTQuality 7/100

Burlington sunset on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM EST — 6:14 PM ESTQuality 9/100