Saturday, February 7, 2026

Best moment at 4:59 PM EST over Lake Champlain — 2 captures this evening

Quality 64/100Snow

What the AI saw

The left image clearly shows the sun disk low over the horizon with a warm, golden-orange glow that lights layered, hazy clouds and creates a soft vertical reflection on the frozen lake. The mid- and high-level clouds produce gentle banding and subtle color gradients from warm near the sun to cooler lavenders higher up. Foreground trees and snow-covered roofs are silhouetted, adding depth and a tranquil winter mood. Overall the scene is peaceful and attractive, though a light veil of haze mutes the saturation slightly.

Conditions

Temperature: 1°F
Cloud cover: 100%
Humidity: 72%
Wind: 12 mph

light snow

Sun position

Sun set toward

246° 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 Saturday, February 7, 2026 — Left viewThe left image clearly shows the sun disk low over the horizon with a warm, golden-orange glow that lights layered, hazy clouds and creates a soft vertical reflection on the frozen lake. The mid- and high-level clouds produce gentle banding and subtle color gradients from warm near the sun to cooler lavenders higher up. Foreground trees and snow-covered roofs are silhouetted, adding depth and a tranquil winter mood. Overall the scene is peaceful and attractive, though a light veil of haze mutes the saturation slightly.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Saturday, February 7, 2026 — Right viewThe right image reads as post-sunset twilight: a wide, calm panorama with pale pink and bluish-lavender gradients above the darkening city and frozen lake. Colors are delicate and understated rather than intense, giving a cool, serene atmosphere accentuated by snow-covered buildings and a thin plume of steam from a rooftop. Cloud layers are smooth and diffuse, producing a gentle, even wash of color rather than dramatic textures. It’s a pleasant, quiet twilight but not highly vivid or spectacular.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM EST — 4:44 PM ESTQuality 48/100