Need help with offset in combination with sensor

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Good morning everyone,

I have this working automation however I would like it to work with an offset, so the light needs to turn on 30 minutes before the state is below_horizon.
I tried several options however none of them work. Is there anyone can give me a solution?

- id: '72057594178191520'
  alias: Fietsenstallingverlichting aan
  initial_state: true
  trigger:
  - entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw100_multisensor_6_burglar_2
    from: '0'
    platform: state
    to: '8'
  condition:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: sun.sun
    state: below_horizon
  action:
    - entity_id: switch.fibaro_system_fgs223_double_relay_switch_3
      service: switch.turn_on

Thanks a lot,

André

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- id: '72057594178191520'
  alias: Fietsenstallingverlichting aan
  initial_state: true
  trigger:
  - entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw100_multisensor_6_burglar_2
    from: '0'
    platform: state
    to: '8'
  condition:
    - condition: sun
      after: sunset
      # -30 minutes relative to sunset, or after.  (I.E. will evaluate true if the time is after 30 minutes before sunset)
      after_offset: "-00:30:00"
  action:
    - entity_id: switch.fibaro_system_fgs223_double_relay_switch_3
      service: switch.turn_on
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Hey Petro,

Thanks for your reaction, for some reason the sunset option didn’t work. That’s why I use the state with below_horizon option. However I programmed it and will check it tommorow.

Thnx a lot,

André

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You won’t be able to use the below_horizon as a state because it’s not possible to know a state prior to it occuring. Unfortunately you are forced to use the sunset time for that reason (It can be calculated). You may be able to template it if the above condition does not work. I can help with that, just let me know if it doesn’t end up working.

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I will let you know tommorow, thanks a lot.

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Could it be that after midnight it stops working until the next sunset? This morning it stopped working while yesterday evening it worked. So until now I could’t check if your addition worked.

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Yes, this condition will only work until midnight. If you want until sunrise:

- id: '72057594178191520'
  alias: Fietsenstallingverlichting aan
  initial_state: true
  trigger:
  - entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw100_multisensor_6_burglar_2
    from: '0'
    platform: state
    to: '8'
  condition:
    - condition: or
      conditions:
        - condition: sun
          after: sunset
          # -30 minutes relative to sunset, or after.  (I.E. will evaluate true if the time is after 30 minutes before sunset)
          after_offset: "-00:30:00"
        - condition: sun
          before: sunrise
  action:
    - entity_id: switch.fibaro_system_fgs223_double_relay_switch_3
      service: switch.turn_on
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That did the trick, thank you very much. It is working now.