Saturday, August 8, 2026

Best moment at 8:13 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 4 captures this evening

Quality 72/100Clouds

What the AI saw

A dramatic active sunset is visible with the sun sitting just at the horizon line behind the Adirondack Mountains, casting a brilliant red-orange glow across Lake Champlain and the Burlington cityscape below. The sky above transitions through rich warm peach and golden tones beneath a broad band of blue-purple clouds, creating a striking contrast. Lens flare from the intense solar disc adds a dynamic energy to the composition, while the city lights below are beginning to twinkle in the deepening dusk. The wide panoramic view and strong color gradient make this an impressive and vivid sunset capture.

Conditions

Temperature: 69°F
Cloud cover: 76%
Humidity: 96%
Wind: 3 mph

broken clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

294° 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 8:13 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Saturday, August 8, 2026 — Left viewThis image captures a post-sunset twilight scene over Lake Champlain with the Adirondack Mountains silhouetted in the distance. The sky transitions from soft peach and pale pink hues near the horizon to a moody blue-gray above, with scattered clouds catching the last residual light. The lake surface mirrors the gentle warm tones, adding a serene, glassy quality to the scene. While the colors are subdued and understated rather than vivid, the layered atmospheric depth and tranquil blue hour mood give the scene quiet elegance.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Saturday, August 8, 2026 — Right viewA dramatic active sunset is visible with the sun sitting just at the horizon line behind the Adirondack Mountains, casting a brilliant red-orange glow across Lake Champlain and the Burlington cityscape below. The sky above transitions through rich warm peach and golden tones beneath a broad band of blue-purple clouds, creating a striking contrast. Lens flare from the intense solar disc adds a dynamic energy to the composition, while the city lights below are beginning to twinkle in the deepening dusk. The wide panoramic view and strong color gradient make this an impressive and vivid sunset capture.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM EDT — 7:18 PM EDTQuality 62/100

Burlington sunset on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM EDT — 7:28 PM EDTQuality 62/100

Burlington sunset on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM EDT — 7:43 PM EDTQuality 68/100