Monday, February 9, 2026

Best moment at 4:44 PM EST over Lake Champlain

Quality 28/100Clouds

What the AI saw

The sun sits low on the horizon and is reflected in the water, but the scene is largely muted by thin stratified clouds and heavy glare from a dirty window. The palette is limited to pale golds and grays with very little saturation or warm color spread; horizontal cloud bands and the bright central glare dominate the composition. Atmospheric detail is visible (cloud layers and water reflection), but the beauty is reduced by lens/window artifacts and subdued colors rather than the rich post‑sunset purples or pinks.

Conditions

Temperature: 12°F
Cloud cover: 42%
Humidity: 62%
Wind: 2 mph

scattered clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

247° 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 4:44 PM EST

Left view, Burlington sunset on Monday, February 9, 2026 — Left viewThe sun sits low on the horizon and is reflected in the water, but the scene is largely muted by thin stratified clouds and heavy glare from a dirty window. The palette is limited to pale golds and grays with very little saturation or warm color spread; horizontal cloud bands and the bright central glare dominate the composition. Atmospheric detail is visible (cloud layers and water reflection), but the beauty is reduced by lens/window artifacts and subdued colors rather than the rich post‑sunset purples or pinks.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Monday, February 9, 2026 — Right viewA crisp daytime/winter view with clear blue sky and high, wispy clouds; there is a faint warmening near the horizon but no vivid sunset or twilight colors. The lighting is cool and even, showing snow on roofs and a calm lake, and cloud structures are gentle rather than dramatic. This appears to be ordinary late‑afternoon or daytime light rather than a sunset or post‑sunset twilight.