how do i use other icons, this is my lovelance:
- type: entities
title: Luna
entities:
- entity: sensor.moon
can anyone explain to me please how to use other moon phase icons?
I still use the method in post #2 of this thread.
Hope it’s of help.
ok i’ll try, thanks Akriss
Unfortunately I can’t get it to work, any other ideas?
post your efforts, and let us help you.
simply stating it doesnt work is meaningless
my code in configuration.yaml
moon:
entity: sensor.moon
friendly_name: 'Moon'
value_template: '{{ states.sensor.moon.state }}'
entity_picture_template: /local/MoonPhases/{{ states.sensor.moon.state }}.png
and this in lovelace
- type: 'entity'
name: Luna
entity: sensor.moon
this is the result
it is not my intention to demand, I just politely asked for help
the link I posted was not about ‘demanding’ it was about providing information so we can see what your problem is.
With that new info you posted, I suspect you also have a sensor.moon_2 in your system, or maybe a sensor.template_moon. And probably startup errors in your log about that. You are naming that sensor identically to the core integration sensor…
Please show us a screenshot of the dev tools/state and type moon in the entity column
as already was said above, you should delete your Yaml section,
moon:
entity: sensor.moon
friendly_name: 'Moon'
value_template: '{{ states.sensor.moon.state }}'
entity_picture_template: /local/MoonPhases/{{ states.sensor.moon.state }}.png
and fully rely on the UI for Moon. see Moon - Home Assistant
next, you can create a template sensor, based on the state of that sensor.moon, and use that template for its picture.
but that too was also posted above, so please check that
btw, I just tested your yaml config, and it doesnt show an error… which is odd. It does nothing either, so you are simply seeing the core moon sensor in that card.
I suspect though that that piece of yaml is part of the now legacy format for template sensor:
sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
moon:
entity: sensor.moon
friendly_name: 'Moon'
value_template: '{{ states.sensor.moon.state }}'
entity_picture_template: /local/MoonPhases/{{ states.sensor.moon.state }}.png
and almost everything on that config is wrong…
so again, take it out and restart to get going as it should be done
Try with this updated code:
template:
sensor:
unique_id: my_moon_jpg
name: 'My_Moon'
state: "{{ states('sensor.moon_phase') }}"
picture: /local/moon_phases/{{states('sensor.moon_phase') }}.png
I just tried on a fresh Hass.IO VM install and the moon sensor that standard in HA is being reported as “sensor.moon_phase”
My currant Hass.IO that was first spin up many years ago and faithfully has been updated to the latest and greatest reports the standard moon sensor as just “sensor.moon”
Once I made the sensor name change it worked as expected.
Strange the name change of the standard moon between installs, puzzling.
(edited for clarity)
Edit2:fixed mistake in code.
Edit3: replaced old style code in favor for newer
Edit4: corrected state line
let me just repeat one last time (even the community software complains I am over answering)
that is a bad and now legacy config.
Please dont point @UgoCo to that config, and you should update it yourself too.
if you follow my post above in the new template: format, you’re all set.
this legacy format is still possible in HA for downward compatibility, non breaking sake, but it is not the preferred way.
{{ states.sensor.moon_phase.state }}
is something all templates should avoid, at least make that
{{ states('sensor.moon_phase')}}
in both lines, to avoid startup issues the integration isnt yet intialized, see the template warnings in the documentation.
but better leave that config completely, and move to the template: format
OK I think I’ve converted that old legacy style sensor to the new way and seems to work well and that single startup warning is gone.
Just a weekend programmer here, so I’m not sure its %100, but it works.
template:
sensor:
unique_id: my_moon_jpg
name: 'My_Moon'
state: "{{ states('sensor.moon_phase') }}"
picture: /local/moon_phases/{{states('sensor.moon_phase') }}.png
edit: corrected state line
fix that one too 
btw, if you change the name to My Moon you dont have that ugly underscore in your frontend
state: '{{ states.sensor.moon_phase.state }}'
Try as I might I could not format that in a way that HA would except the syntax, so I left the older style.
Have a suggestion?
“My_moon” was on purpose. Big Gaudy name that make you want to change it.
I think it should just be state: {{ states('sensor.moon_phase') }} actually.
Maybe in quotes to force it to be string: state: "{{ states('sensor.moon_phase') }}" (not sure whether that is required).
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HA does not like that as well.
Error loading /config/configuration.yaml: mapping values are not allowed here in "/config/configuration.yaml", line 199, column 20
Line 199 is state: state: {{ states('sensor.moon_phase') }}
Oh well. Thank you however.
I got it. It’s double quotes, not singles.( /smack’s head )
template:
- sensor:
unique_id: my_moon_jpg
name: 'My_Moon'
state: "{{ states('sensor.moon_phase') }}"
picture: /local/moon_phases/{{states('sensor.moon_phase') }}.png
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yep, see YAML Style Guide | Home Assistant Developer Docs
remember outside and inside quotes need to be different. It’s fairly easy once you see what it’s about.
way easier is using multi-line notation with >, and forget about those quotes.
state: >
{{ states('sensor.moon') }}
same for the other template. all templates really
again: see my suggestion in the link you have
here I am, sorry mario I misunderstood.
so, i used the template that you showed me but i’m not getting in lovelance, here is the screen of the moon sensor, i have only one.
