Saturday, December 20, 2025

Best moment at 4:14 PM EST over Lake Champlain

Quality 62/100Snow

What the AI saw

A clear sunset scene with the sun sitting very near the horizon, casting a warm golden wash across layered clouds and the lake. The sky shows strong horizontal cloud bands and sunbeams, with bright highlights reflected on the water and silhouetted islands and trees in the midground. Slight lens flare and dark foreground silhouettes temper the composition, but the overall warmth and cloud texture give the view a pleasant, classic sunset character.

Conditions

Temperature: 29°F
Cloud cover: 100%
Humidity: 58%
Wind: 13 mph

light snow

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 4:14 PM EST

Left view, Burlington sunset on Saturday, December 20, 2025 — Left viewA clear sunset scene with the sun sitting very near the horizon, casting a warm golden wash across layered clouds and the lake. The sky shows strong horizontal cloud bands and sunbeams, with bright highlights reflected on the water and silhouetted islands and trees in the midground. Slight lens flare and dark foreground silhouettes temper the composition, but the overall warmth and cloud texture give the view a pleasant, classic sunset character.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Saturday, December 20, 2025 — Right viewA subdued post-sunset twilight with a soft golden-to-amber wash higher in the sky that fades into cooler blue-gray near the horizon. Cloud cover is widespread but thin enough to create a smooth gradient and gentle illumination of the lake; the city and campus buildings sit in shadow, lending a calm, evening mood. Colors are elegant but muted rather than dramatic, producing an atmospheric, peaceful twilight rather than a vivid spectacle.