Saturday, December 27, 2025

Best moment at 4:14 PM EST over Lake Champlain — 3 captures this evening

Quality 78/100Clouds

What the AI saw

The left image clearly shows the sun disk resting at the horizon beneath a dramatic, very dark cloud shelf, producing intense golden light and strong reflections on the water. The narrow strip of clear sky and low clouds catch vivid warm tones while lens flare and sun rays add dynamic highlights and atmospheric texture. Foreground silhouettes and the band of cloud create strong composition and dramatic contrast between deep shadow and brilliant sunlit areas. Overall this is a striking, dramatic sunset with powerful golden color and visual impact.

Conditions

Temperature: 16°F
Cloud cover: 75%
Humidity: 75%
Wind: 7 mph

broken clouds

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 4:14 PM EST

Left view, Burlington sunset on Saturday, December 27, 2025 — Left viewThe left image clearly shows the sun disk resting at the horizon beneath a dramatic, very dark cloud shelf, producing intense golden light and strong reflections on the water. The narrow strip of clear sky and low clouds catch vivid warm tones while lens flare and sun rays add dynamic highlights and atmospheric texture. Foreground silhouettes and the band of cloud create strong composition and dramatic contrast between deep shadow and brilliant sunlit areas. Overall this is a striking, dramatic sunset with powerful golden color and visual impact.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Saturday, December 27, 2025 — Right viewThe right image appears to be post-sunset twilight: the sun itself is below the horizon and a soft, warm golden band remains along the skyline beneath a heavy, bluish cloud deck. The colors are calm and understated rather than explosive — a gentle gradient from pale gold at the horizon to cool slate tones above — with the snow-covered rooftops catching the last warm light. This scene has pleasing atmosphere and good compositional elements but lacks the intense color saturation and drama of a spectacular sunset.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM EST — 4:44 PM ESTQuality 56/100

Burlington sunset on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM EST — 4:59 PM ESTQuality 70/100