Monday, February 16, 2026

Best moment at 4:59 PM EST over Lake Champlain — 6 captures this evening

Quality 74/100Clouds

What the AI saw

This scene reads as post-sunset twilight: the sun itself is not visible but a delicate gradient of warm peach and pink hugs the horizon, transitioning to cool blue above. Thin, horizontal cloud bands add texture and subtle layering, and the distant mountains and city silhouette provide a peaceful foreground. The colors are gentle and elegant rather than saturated, producing a quiet, beautiful afterglow that highlights the atmosphere above the lake.

Conditions

Temperature: 36°F
Cloud cover: 75%
Humidity: 44%
Wind: 12 mph

broken clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

249° 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 Monday, February 16, 2026 — Left viewThe sun is low over the lake, still visible through a thin veil of clouds, casting a warm golden glow and a bright reflection on the water. Layers of mid and high clouds soften the light and produce a warm band along the horizon, while the foreground is silhouetted in winter shadow with snow patches visible. The overall mood is a calm, classic lakeside sunset — pleasant and atmospheric though not intensely colorful. The composition benefits from the reflected light and the layered mountains in the distance.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Monday, February 16, 2026 — Right viewThis scene reads as post-sunset twilight: the sun itself is not visible but a delicate gradient of warm peach and pink hugs the horizon, transitioning to cool blue above. Thin, horizontal cloud bands add texture and subtle layering, and the distant mountains and city silhouette provide a peaceful foreground. The colors are gentle and elegant rather than saturated, producing a quiet, beautiful afterglow that highlights the atmosphere above the lake.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM EST — 4:14 PM ESTQuality 25/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM EST — 4:44 PM ESTQuality 35/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM EST — 5:14 PM ESTQuality 66/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM EST — 5:18 PM ESTQuality 68/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM EST — 5:29 PM ESTQuality 72/100