Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Best moment at 8:14 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 5 captures this evening

Quality 75/100Clouds

What the AI saw

This image shows a richer post-sunset twilight with stronger orange and warm tones concentrated under a dramatic, dark cloud layer and several well-shaped cloud cores. The contrast between the glowing band near the horizon and the deep purples above gives the scene more visual punch; silhouettes of islands and the city add pleasing foreground interest. Overall the color intensity, cloud texture and composition make this a striking afterglow even though the sun itself is below the horizon.

Conditions

Temperature: 68°F
Cloud cover: 75%
Humidity: 32%
Wind: 6 mph

broken clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

284° WNW

Northwest - Late spring/early summer

Burlington (44.48°N) — sunsets sweep from southwest in winter to northwest in summer along the Lake Champlain shore.

Both camera angles at 8:14 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 — Left viewThis frame shows clear post-sunset twilight: a broad warm band of pale yellow-orange above the silhouetted mountains and lake with a thin pink rim beneath a heavy, dark cloud deck. Colors are soft and pastel rather than saturated, giving a gentle alpenglow / afterglow feeling with calm reflections on the water and a clean horizon line. The thick overhead cloud mutes the scene but also creates an attractive two-tier contrast between the dark upper sky and the illuminated lower sky.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 — Right viewThis image shows a richer post-sunset twilight with stronger orange and warm tones concentrated under a dramatic, dark cloud layer and several well-shaped cloud cores. The contrast between the glowing band near the horizon and the deep purples above gives the scene more visual punch; silhouettes of islands and the city add pleasing foreground interest. Overall the color intensity, cloud texture and composition make this a striking afterglow even though the sun itself is below the horizon.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 7:44 PM EDT — 7:44 PM EDTQuality 60/100

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM EDT — 7:59 PM EDTQuality 74/100

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 8:18 PM EDT — 8:18 PM EDTQuality 62/100

Burlington sunset on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 8:29 PM EDT — 8:29 PM EDTQuality 58/100