I’m using this automation to switch on my lights. At the evening after sunset the lights are dimmed if someone walked in front of the motion sensor. Now I want to add a new condition time. Only after sunset and after 8pm the lights should be triggered. But it doesnt work. If I remove the time condition it works. Tested at 22:00 local time. My code:
- id: Bewegung FlurOG Nachts EIN
alias: Bewegung FlurOG Nachts EIN
trigger:
- entity_id: binary_sensor.flurog_sensorog_move
platform: state
to: 'on'
- entity_id: binary_sensor.flurog_sensoreg_move
platform: state
to: 'on'
condition:
- condition: time
after: '20:00:00'
before: '23:00:00'
- condition: sun
after: sunset
after_offset: -01:00:00
- condition: sun
before: sunrise
before_offset: +01:00:00
action:
- data:
brightness_pct: '10'
color_name: white
entity_id: light.flurog
service: light.turn_on
It can’t be both after sunset and before sunrise (unless with the offsets they overlap.) Before sunrise is the period of time between midnight and sunrise. After sunset is the period between sunset and midnight. Hence, it can’t be both between midnight and sunrise AND between sunset and midnight.
You should change this:
- condition: sun
after: sunset
after_offset: -01:00:00
- condition: sun
before: sunrise
before_offset: +01:00:00
to:
- condition: or
conditions:
- condition: sun
after: sunset
after_offset: -01:00:00
- condition: sun
before: sunrise
before_offset: +01:00:00
Ok thanks. The evening/night automation seems to work. But my day automation for the same bulb and motion sensor doesnt work. Should only switch on the light during the day (07:00:00 - 20:00:00) but it triggers at night, too.
Night:
- id: Bewegung FlurOG Nachts EIN
alias: Bewegung FlurOG Nachts EIN
trigger:
- entity_id: binary_sensor.flurog_sensorog_move
platform: state
to: 'on'
- entity_id: binary_sensor.flurog_sensoreg_move
platform: state
to: 'on'
condition:
- condition: and
conditions:
- condition: or
conditions:
- after: sunset
after_offset: -01:00:00
condition: sun
- before: sunrise
before_offset: +01:00:00
condition: sun
- after: '20:00:00'
before: '07:00:00'
condition: time
action:
- data:
brightness_pct: '10'
color_name: white
entity_id: light.flurog
service: light.turn_on
During Day:
- id: Bewegung FlurOG Tag EIN
alias: Bewegung FlurOG Tag EIN
trigger:
- entity_id: binary_sensor.flurog_sensorog_move
platform: state
to: 'on'
- entity_id: binary_sensor.flurog_sensoreg_move
platform: state
to: 'on'
condition:
- condition: and
conditions:
- condition: or
conditions:
- after: '07:00:00'
before: '20:00:00'
condition: time
- before: sunset
before_offset: -01:00:00
condition: sun
- after: sunrise
after_offset: +01:00:00
condition: sun
- condition: or
conditions:
- below: '6'
condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.flurog_sensoreg_light
- below: '6'
condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.flurog_sensoreg_light
action:
- data:
brightness_pct: '70'
color_name: white
entity_id: light.flurog
service: light.turn_on
Well, you set it up to run if it’s after 07:00:00 and before 20:00:00, or after midnight and before an hour before sunset, or after an hour after sunrise and before midnight. I’d say that pretty much covers the whole day.
