Alarm clock sensor doesn't trigger Automation

[myle (StePhan McKillen (Other kiwi Here))]

I did this

Templates as automation triggers with time

Actually, it’s not odd at all. The template relies on now() to supply the current time. That’s a function, not an entity. For Template Triggers, Home Assistant only listens for state-changes of entities, not functions. For more information, see: Templates without entities using now() The quickest way to fix it is to add this as the first line: {% set x = states('sensor.time') %} Ensure you have configured sensor.time as part of the Time & Date integration (otherwise my suggestion won’t work…