Help with Sunrise and Sunset automation

Configuration
1

I have made an automation to turn on and off my outside light at sunrise and sunset. They will shut off during sunrise, but will not turn on at sunset. I have followed a few Youtube videos on how to do this, but can’t find the error.

thanks,
Justin

  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: sun
    event: sunrise
    offset: 0
    id: Sunrise
  - platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: 0
    id: Sunset
  condition: []
  action:
  - choose:
    - conditions:
      - condition: trigger
        id: Sunrise
      sequence:
      - choose:
        - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: Sunrise
          sequence:
          - service: switch.turn_off
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: switch.front_porch_light_1
              device_id:
              - be8d2341b4b929173bc351221a6faa49
        - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: Sunset
          sequence:
          - service: switch.turn_on
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: switch.front_porch_light_1
              device_id:
              - d358b7881e89ad1cf1d6b35f779a8c14
              - be8d2341b4b929173bc351221a6faa49```
2

It might be easier to see in UI, but the only trigger id being checked is Sunrise. There is a choose trigger id of sunrise, then another unneeded check for sunrise or sunset.

  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: sun
    event: sunrise
    offset: 0
    id: Sunrise
  - platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: 0
    id: Sunset
  condition: []
  action:
  - choose:
    - conditions:
      - condition: trigger
        id: Sunrise
      sequence:
      - service: switch.turn_off
        data: {}
        target:
        entity_id: switch.front_porch_light_1
        device_id:
        - be8d2341b4b929173bc351221a6faa49
    - conditions:
      - condition: trigger
        id: Sunset
      sequence:
      - service: switch.turn_on
        data: {}
        target:
        entity_id: switch.front_porch_light_1
        device_id:
        - d358b7881e89ad1cf1d6b35f779a8c14
        - be8d2341b4b929173bc351221a6faa49
3

If it was me I would setup a night and day sensor using sunrise and sunset Times of the Day - Home Assistant
then create automation that turns the light on if its night and off if its day The night and day sensor is useful in so many automation’s.

4

Use elevation of the sun, as mentioned in dozens of other posts here:

https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/trigger/#sun-trigger

The problem with using sunrise and sunset in automations is that midnight and the date change come into play…

5

The first part of your action is choose with only the sunrise as a condition.

  - choose:
	- conditions:
	  - condition: trigger
		id: Sunrise
	  sequence:
	  - service: switch.turn_off
		data: {}
		target:
		  entity_id: switch.front_porch_light_1
		  device_id:
		  - be8d2341b4b929173bc351221a6faa49
	- conditions:
	  - condition: trigger
		id: Sunset
	  sequence:
	  - service: switch.turn_on
		data: {}
		target:
		  entity_id: switch.front_porch_light_1
		  device_id:
		  - d358b7881e89ad1cf1d6b35f779a8c14
              - be8d2341b4b929173bc351221a6faa49
6

All,
Thank you very much for all of you help, I believe I found the error.

Thanks,
Justin