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Burlington, Vermont sunset on Friday, May 8, 2026
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Friday, May 8, 2026

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

Quality 85/100Clouds

What the AI saw

This frame captures an active sunset with the sun hugging the horizon and warm golden-orange light breaking through a dramatic dark cloud bank. Strong purples and deep oranges create high contrast between the illuminated lower clouds and the shadowed upper clouds, with visible shafts/virga and warm reflections on the water below. The silhouetted city and shoreline add scale and depth, producing a striking, atmospheric scene.

Conditions

Temperature
48°F
Cloud cover
85%
Humidity
55%
Wind
3 mph

overcast clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward
288° 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 Friday, May 8, 2026
Left viewThis view shows a soft post-sunset twilight: a pale blue sky with thin, layered clouds picked out with faint pink and orange rims. Distant mountains and a calm lake are silhouetted and provide a peaceful foreground; colors are subtle and pastel rather than saturated. The scene has a gentle alpenglow quality and good compositional balance, but the overall color intensity and contrast are muted.
Right view, Burlington sunset on Friday, May 8, 2026
Right viewThis frame captures an active sunset with the sun hugging the horizon and warm golden-orange light breaking through a dramatic dark cloud bank. Strong purples and deep oranges create high contrast between the illuminated lower clouds and the shadowed upper clouds, with visible shafts/virga and warm reflections on the water below. The silhouetted city and shoreline add scale and depth, producing a striking, atmospheric scene.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM EDT
7:18 PM EDTQuality 35/100
Burlington sunset on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM EDT
7:29 PM EDTQuality 38/100
Burlington sunset on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM EDT
7:59 PM EDTQuality 74/100
Burlington sunset on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM EDT
8:18 PM EDTQuality 78/100
Burlington sunset on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM EDT
8:29 PM EDTQuality 78/100
Burlington sunset on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM EDT
8:44 PM EDTQuality 72/100
Burlington sunset on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM EDT
8:59 PM EDTQuality 78/100