Automation trigger and time not working

Configuration Z-Wave
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You’re mixing up UTC with displaying time in 24-hour format.

UTC is an abbreviation for Coordinated Universal Time (in French). It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time. It represents ‘time zone zero’.

23:15:00 is simply time expressed using a 24-hour clock (45 minutes before midnight or 11:15 PM). Time expressed using a 24-hour clock doesn’t imply it is UTC or EST or any other time zone unless it is explicitly indicated.

Anyway, the principal reason the automation isn’t triggering at the appointed time (Home Assistant uses a 24-hour clock so 10:36:00 means in the morning and in your local time zone) was explained by Petro. Your automation is defined in the wrong place and is ignored by Home Assistant.

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@AhmadK

I did see that post, I 'm going to try that.

Thanks for the explanation

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@petro
@AhmadK
I got it
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I will try in the 24 hour format and see what happens.

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@petro
@AhmadK
For some reason I am getting an error for something else?
Line 39 is referencing “group: !include groups.yaml”

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Look very carefully at the first example shown in the documentation. Pay close attention to how alias is defined.

HINT: Pay close attention to the indentation.

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Got it!
Thanks
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@AhmadK
@petro
@123
My light turn on for the specified time!!! So cool!
Thanks for your help guys!!

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You’re welcome.
To sum it up, the problem was 2 automation sections and some wrong indentation, is that correct?

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@AhmadK
Yes, you were spot on with that!

I’ll definitely need to be more mindful of that, but the more I do it, it will become familiar.

Thank you again

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