Sunday, May 17, 2026

Best moment at 7:44 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 5 captures this evening

Quality 65/100Clear

What the AI saw

A low sun is partially obscured by layered clouds, producing strong golden and warm orange tones near the horizon and visible sun glare. The cloud bands create dramatic textures and contrast, while the warm light reflects on the water strip and silhouettes the shoreline. Colors are richer and the atmosphere clearly reads as sunset lighting, though not extremely saturated or flamboyant — a pleasing, dramatic sunset moment.

Conditions

Temperature: 75°F
Cloud cover: 0%
Humidity: 33%
Wind: 10 mph

clear sky

Sun position

Sun set toward

291° WNW

Far northwest - Summer sunset

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

Both camera angles at 7:44 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 17, 2026 — Left viewThe scene shows a pale, high-cloud sky with soft blues and very muted warm tones near the horizon but no vivid colors. Clouds are thin and evenly distributed, producing a flat, pastel look rather than dramatic light. Water and landscape reflections are subdued and there is little contrast, suggesting daytime or very weak post-sunset twilight. Overall the image lacks the intensity and color gradients associated with a sunset.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 17, 2026 — Right viewA low sun is partially obscured by layered clouds, producing strong golden and warm orange tones near the horizon and visible sun glare. The cloud bands create dramatic textures and contrast, while the warm light reflects on the water strip and silhouettes the shoreline. Colors are richer and the atmosphere clearly reads as sunset lighting, though not extremely saturated or flamboyant — a pleasing, dramatic sunset moment.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 7:13 PM EDT — 7:13 PM EDTQuality 0/100

Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM EDT — 7:18 PM EDTQuality 0/100

Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM EDT — 7:28 PM EDTQuality 0/100

Burlington sunset on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 8:14 PM EDT — 8:14 PM EDTQuality 0/100