Friday, December 19, 2025

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

Quality 62/100Clouds

What the AI saw

The left image shows the sun sitting just above the horizon with strong golden light breaking through layered clouds and reflecting on the water, producing pronounced lens flare and sun rays. Cloud bands create a dramatic horizontal texture and the scene has warm, late-day tones rather than vivid pinks or purples. Atmospheric clarity over the lake and the silhouetted treeline add depth, giving the view an engaging, classic sunset feel. Overall the light is striking but a bit harsh from direct sun and lens artifacts rather than subtle twilight color gradients.

Conditions

Temperature: 38°F
Cloud cover: 100%
Humidity: 94%
Wind: 2 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 Friday, December 19, 2025 — Left viewThe left image shows the sun sitting just above the horizon with strong golden light breaking through layered clouds and reflecting on the water, producing pronounced lens flare and sun rays. Cloud bands create a dramatic horizontal texture and the scene has warm, late-day tones rather than vivid pinks or purples. Atmospheric clarity over the lake and the silhouetted treeline add depth, giving the view an engaging, classic sunset feel. Overall the light is striking but a bit harsh from direct sun and lens artifacts rather than subtle twilight color gradients.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Friday, December 19, 2025 — Right viewThe right image appears to be in the late golden hour or early post-sunset twilight with the sun below or just behind the cloud bank, casting soft, muted gold and blue-gray tones across the sky. Clouds have pleasing texture and layering but the color palette is restrained, lacking the intense pinks/purples or saturated oranges of more dramatic twilights. The calm water reflects the subdued light and the cityscape is beginning to silhouette, creating a peaceful, moody atmosphere. It’s an attractive, atmospheric scene but relatively understated in color intensity.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM EST — 4:14 PM ESTQuality 41/100