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Burlington, Vermont sunset on Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Best moment at 4:59 PM EST over Lake Champlain — 9 captures this evening

Quality 86/100Rain

What the AI saw

A rich, warm post-sunset scene with a bright golden band along the horizon that graduates into intense orange, pink and purple streaks across layered altostratus/cirrus clouds. The lake provides a strong, calm reflection that amplifies the color and the silhouetted islands and mountain ridgeline add depth and compositional interest. Foreground is dark, increasing contrast and making the sky colors appear especially vivid — this looks like the peak of post-sunset alpenglow 15–30 minutes after the sun has set.

Conditions

Temperature
33°F
Cloud cover
94%
Humidity
91%
Wind
6 mph

light rain

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 4:59 PM EST

Left view, Burlington sunset on Thursday, January 8, 2026
Left viewA rich, warm post-sunset scene with a bright golden band along the horizon that graduates into intense orange, pink and purple streaks across layered altostratus/cirrus clouds. The lake provides a strong, calm reflection that amplifies the color and the silhouetted islands and mountain ridgeline add depth and compositional interest. Foreground is dark, increasing contrast and making the sky colors appear especially vivid — this looks like the peak of post-sunset alpenglow 15–30 minutes after the sun has set.
Right view, Burlington sunset on Thursday, January 8, 2026
Right viewA softer, cooler post-sunset twilight with a pale orange band at the horizon transitioning to lavender and bluish-gray higher up, and sweeping cloud bands that give the sky texture. The water picks up the horizon glow but the overall palette is more pastel and subdued compared with the left image. The snowy urban foreground and distant hills provide context and scale, creating a calm, attractive twilight rather than a dramatic show.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM EST
3:59 PM ESTQuality 50/100
Burlington sunset on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM EST
4:14 PM ESTQuality 65/100
Burlington sunset on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM EST
4:18 PM ESTQuality 72/100
Burlington sunset on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM EST
4:29 PM ESTQuality 76/100
Burlington sunset on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM EST
4:44 PM ESTQuality 74/100
Burlington sunset on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM EST
5:14 PM ESTQuality 81/100
Burlington sunset on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM EST
5:18 PM ESTQuality 75/100
Burlington sunset on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM EST
5:29 PM ESTQuality 78/100