Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Best moment at 3:59 PM EST over Lake Champlain — 5 captures this evening

Quality 58/100Clouds

What the AI saw

The left image clearly shows the sun sitting low above the horizon with warm golden-orange bands and strong reflection on the water, consistent with an actual sunset. Layered, thin stratiform clouds create horizontal bands of light and shadow, giving the sky texture and enhancing the warm glow. Foreground silhouettes of trees and distant islands add depth and a calm, scenic composition, though some window spots/haze slightly reduce clarity. Overall it is a pleasant, warm sunset scene with good color but not highly dramatic or unusually saturated.

Conditions

Temperature: 27°F
Cloud cover: 92%
Humidity: 69%
Wind: 6 mph

overcast clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

241° 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 Tuesday, December 16, 2025 — Left viewThe left image clearly shows the sun sitting low above the horizon with warm golden-orange bands and strong reflection on the water, consistent with an actual sunset. Layered, thin stratiform clouds create horizontal bands of light and shadow, giving the sky texture and enhancing the warm glow. Foreground silhouettes of trees and distant islands add depth and a calm, scenic composition, though some window spots/haze slightly reduce clarity. Overall it is a pleasant, warm sunset scene with good color but not highly dramatic or unusually saturated.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 — Right viewThe right image shows a cool, pale blue-gray sky with very muted tones and soft layered clouds; there is no visible sun and little to no warm post-sunset color. The scene reads as late daylight or very weak twilight with subdued contrast and minimal atmospheric color gradients, and the city/snow foreground appears neutral and tranquil. Compositionally nice for local context but lacking the vibrant purples/pinks/oranges associated with notable sunsets or strong post-sunset twilight.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM EST — 3:18 PM ESTQuality 58/100

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM EST — 3:29 PM ESTQuality 48/100

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM EST — 3:44 PM ESTQuality 56/100

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM EST — 4:14 PM ESTQuality 35/100