Monday, June 29, 2026

Best moment at 8:18 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 5 captures this evening

Quality 63/100Clear

What the AI saw

The sun is clearly visible just above the western horizon, glowing a warm golden-orange as it descends toward Lake Champlain and the distant Adirondack ridgeline. Sweeping high cloud bands catch the sunset light and spread peach, salmon, and soft orange hues across a wide arc of sky, creating a painterly layered effect. The city of Burlington sits in deep blue shadow beneath the brilliant sky, providing a strong contrast that heightens the visual drama. This is a genuinely beautiful sunset with the sun still visible and attractive color gradients fanning outward.

Conditions

Temperature: 73°F
Cloud cover: 2%
Humidity: 66%
Wind: 3 mph

clear sky

Sun position

Sun set toward

300° 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 8:18 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Monday, June 29, 2026 — Left viewThe scene shows a post-sunset twilight over Lake Champlain with the Adirondack Mountains visible across the water. The sky is dominated by layered overcast clouds with very subtle muted pink and lavender tones near the horizon, suggesting the sun has recently set. The lake reflects a soft silvery-gray light, and the foreground city and tree canopy are falling into deep shadow. The overall atmosphere is calm but color saturation is quite low, giving a quiet, understated twilight quality.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Monday, June 29, 2026 — Right viewThe sun is clearly visible just above the western horizon, glowing a warm golden-orange as it descends toward Lake Champlain and the distant Adirondack ridgeline. Sweeping high cloud bands catch the sunset light and spread peach, salmon, and soft orange hues across a wide arc of sky, creating a painterly layered effect. The city of Burlington sits in deep blue shadow beneath the brilliant sky, providing a strong contrast that heightens the visual drama. This is a genuinely beautiful sunset with the sun still visible and attractive color gradients fanning outward.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 7:43 PM EDT — 7:43 PM EDTQuality 28/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 7:58 PM EDT — 7:58 PM EDTQuality 52/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 8:13 PM EDT — 8:13 PM EDTQuality 58/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 8:28 PM EDT — 8:28 PM EDTQuality 62/100