Sunday, July 5, 2026

Best moment at 8:28 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 5 captures this evening

Quality 62/100Clouds

What the AI saw

A clear sunset is visible with the sun sitting just above the horizon on the right side of the frame, casting warm golden and orange hues across a dramatic sky filled with sweeping high cirrus clouds and contrails. The light fans outward in long diagonal streaks of peach, gold, and soft amber, creating a dynamic and painterly atmosphere above Lake Champlain and the Burlington cityscape. The Adirondack Mountains are silhouetted across the calm lake, and the foreground buildings and streets are bathed in the warm last light of the day. It is a genuinely beautiful and visually engaging sunset with good color and composition.

Conditions

Temperature: 72°F
Cloud cover: 100%
Humidity: 66%
Wind: 9 mph

overcast clouds

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 8:28 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Sunday, July 5, 2026 — Left viewThe scene shows Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains under a heavily overcast, blue-gray sky with very muted, cool tones. There is a faint warm glow on the horizon suggesting either early twilight or a heavily filtered sunset, but no distinct colors are visible. The lake surface reflects the pale gray-blue sky, and the foreground trees and city buildings are cast in deep shadow. Overall the atmosphere is flat and subdued with minimal visual impact.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Sunday, July 5, 2026 — Right viewA clear sunset is visible with the sun sitting just above the horizon on the right side of the frame, casting warm golden and orange hues across a dramatic sky filled with sweeping high cirrus clouds and contrails. The light fans outward in long diagonal streaks of peach, gold, and soft amber, creating a dynamic and painterly atmosphere above Lake Champlain and the Burlington cityscape. The Adirondack Mountains are silhouetted across the calm lake, and the foreground buildings and streets are bathed in the warm last light of the day. It is a genuinely beautiful and visually engaging sunset with good color and composition.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM EDT — 7:43 PM EDTQuality 38/100

Burlington sunset on Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM EDT — 7:58 PM EDTQuality 42/100

Burlington sunset on Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM EDT — 8:13 PM EDTQuality 48/100

Burlington sunset on Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM EDT — 8:18 PM EDTQuality 54/100