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Burlington, Vermont sunset on Sunday, May 3, 2026
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Sunday, May 3, 2026

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

Quality 78/100Clouds

What the AI saw

This frame displays a rich post‑sunset twilight with warm golden to orange tones low on the horizon and layered pink/purple streaks in the mid clouds. The colors create a strong gradient from warm near the horizon to cooler blues above, and the lake picks up soft reflections that enhance the atmospheric depth. The layered clouds give texture and movement, and the silhouetted shoreline and city provide good compositional grounding. It’s a visually appealing, colorful twilight — noticeably stronger and more striking than the left image.

Conditions

Temperature
46°F
Cloud cover
96%
Humidity
56%
Wind
5 mph

overcast clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward
286° 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 Sunday, May 3, 2026
Left viewThis view shows a cool post‑sunset twilight: pale blue sky with subtle pink and mauve washes on the underside of scattered clouds and a faint warm band along the horizon. Colors are muted and low‑contrast, the lake and distant ridges are calm and primarily in blue tones with only a hint of alpenglow. Cloud texture is pleasant but not dramatic, giving a quiet, subdued evening mood rather than a vivid show. Overall the scene reads as a gentle, late twilight shortly after the sun has dropped below the horizon.
Right view, Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 3, 2026
Right viewThis frame displays a rich post‑sunset twilight with warm golden to orange tones low on the horizon and layered pink/purple streaks in the mid clouds. The colors create a strong gradient from warm near the horizon to cooler blues above, and the lake picks up soft reflections that enhance the atmospheric depth. The layered clouds give texture and movement, and the silhouetted shoreline and city provide good compositional grounding. It’s a visually appealing, colorful twilight — noticeably stronger and more striking than the left image.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM EDT
7:18 PM EDTQuality 58/100
Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM EDT
7:29 PM EDTQuality 66/100
Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM EDT
7:44 PM EDTQuality 78/100
Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM EDT
7:59 PM EDTQuality 78/100
Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM EDT
8:18 PM EDTQuality 76/100
Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM EDT
8:29 PM EDTQuality 75/100
Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM EDT
8:44 PM EDTQuality 75/100