Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Best moment at 5:44 PM EST over Lake Champlain — 6 captures this evening

Quality 9/100Snow

What the AI saw

This image likewise shows an even, light-polluted glow across a low cloud deck with snow on roofs and streets below; the sky is uniformly amber without the layered, saturated colors of sunset or post-sunset twilight. Street and building lights create local highlights and reflections on the snow, but there are no vibrant purples, pinks, or orange gradients indicative of alpenglow or rich twilight. Visibility is reduced by snowfall or haze, and cloud cover is thick, so the scene reads as a snowy, artificially lit night rather than a sunset. It's visually moody but not a sunset.

Conditions

Temperature: 31°F
Cloud cover: 100%
Humidity: 93%
Wind: 6 mph

light snow

Sun position

Sun set toward

240° 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 5:44 PM EST

Left view, Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 — Left viewThis view shows a uniform amber/orange sky caused by low cloud and urban light scattering rather than natural sunset hues. Snow-covered trees, streets, and building roofs are visible with streetlights casting warm pools of light, but there are no gradients of pink, purple, or orange typical of sunset or post-sunset twilight. The atmosphere looks overcast with falling snow or mist reducing clarity and muting any natural color. Overall the scene is atmospheric for a snowy night but does not display sunset or twilight colors.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 — Right viewThis image likewise shows an even, light-polluted glow across a low cloud deck with snow on roofs and streets below; the sky is uniformly amber without the layered, saturated colors of sunset or post-sunset twilight. Street and building lights create local highlights and reflections on the snow, but there are no vibrant purples, pinks, or orange gradients indicative of alpenglow or rich twilight. Visibility is reduced by snowfall or haze, and cloud cover is thick, so the scene reads as a snowy, artificially lit night rather than a sunset. It's visually moody but not a sunset.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM EST — 5:14 PM ESTQuality 8/100

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM EST — 5:18 PM ESTQuality 8/100

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM EST — 5:29 PM ESTQuality 9/100

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM EST — 5:59 PM ESTQuality 8/100

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM EST — 6:14 PM ESTQuality 8/100