# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Sun Events - Triggers you at certain positions of the sun

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Tags:** homey-pro\
**Created:** [October 23, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043 "2022-10-23T14:24:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/202 "2024-04-03T16:27:51Z")

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Interesting screenshot. Until a few hours ago I had version 2.1.2 installed, and the settings page looked similar:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/3/63cfc52be450cdd7b138964059875c5cb2c217fd.png)

After updating to v1.4.9, the setting for _ **Noon Warmth** _ and _ **Sunset Warmth** _ are gone:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/d/4dd7edbb839fc1bd6801fed50415c6b56fa3291c.png)

Changing the values of the other parameter and restarting the app didn’t solved this issue.  
Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![MarcelT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcelt/32/10042_2.png) [@MarcelT](https://community.homey.app/u/MarcelT)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/203 "2024-04-04T10:17:53Z")

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Version 2 is a complete rewrite according the latest homey guidelines. I am still testing this and they are not 100 % compatible (yet).

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**Author:** ![Felho](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/felho/32/38916_2.png) [@Felho](https://community.homey.app/u/Felho)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/204 "2024-05-14T05:38:59Z")

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Hi why not showing tag data sun events app? How can fix this?

 ![CleanShot 2024-05-14 at 07.33.56@2x](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/3/13f89048ed48513e79745863944bbba1816aeeda.png)  
Sun event app 1.4.8. I use HP2023 I should upgrade 2…version? How can do that?

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**Author:** ![Sharkys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sharkys/32/54029_2.png) [@Sharkys](https://community.homey.app/u/Sharkys)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/205 "2024-05-14T06:23:38Z")

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> [@Felho](#):
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> should upgrade 2

I have the same even with version 2.1.3

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/206 "2024-05-14T13:58:12Z")

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For any app, there’s 2 ways to install it.

At the app store page:  
Hit “Changelog”  
Hit the orange button ‘Test’

 ![Screenshot_20240514-155610_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/b/ab84b3fcb7aa32256fea20efd3f4015eed74e853.jpeg)

Now you can install the testversion v2.1.3

The 2nd way to do it:  
Just add `/test` to the app store URL, like, `https://homey.app/en-nl/app/com.cyclone-software.sunevents/Sun-Events/test`

Now you can install the testversion (_if available_)

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**Author:** ![Felho](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/felho/32/38916_2.png) [@Felho](https://community.homey.app/u/Felho)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/207 "2024-05-14T20:14:24Z")

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I know how can install test wersion thx, but I ask why not showing tag info sun events app, and 2. version is fix this issue? And one more 2. version is test version all released or not ?

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**Author:** ![Sharkys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sharkys/32/54029_2.png) [@Sharkys](https://community.homey.app/u/Sharkys)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/208 "2024-05-14T21:05:42Z")

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> [@Felho](#):
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> and 2. version is fix this issue

> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Sun Events (Update SDK3)](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-update-sdk3/71043/205):
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> I have the same even with version 2.1.3

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**Author:** ![Felho](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/felho/32/38916_2.png) [@Felho](https://community.homey.app/u/Felho)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/209 "2024-05-15T04:26:00Z")

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bad news thanks

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**Author:** ![Athomed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@Athomed](https://community.homey.app/u/Athomed)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 10:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/210 "2024-06-12T10:07:36Z")

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Hello,

Just added the App & I got this error code:

> Device Unavailable
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> Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘12’)

Tried to uninstall the App, reboot Homey Pro (last version) & reinstall the App (last version), same problem.

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**Author:** ![MarcelT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcelt/32/10042_2.png) [@MarcelT](https://community.homey.app/u/MarcelT)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/211 "2024-06-12T12:43:40Z")

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Please install the test version.

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**Author:** ![Philippe\_Mucher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philippe_mucher/32/73654_2.png) [@Philippe\_Mucher](https://community.homey.app/u/Philippe_Mucher)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/212 "2024-07-17T12:33:25Z")

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Heyhey Marcel, am I right that there is no “Night end” event in the test version?

Guess I’m switching to this then.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/a/0a0e4ecaaaca5e62f75778ad8d1573dcdc2751a0.png)

By the way, do we know when the test version goes official?

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**Author:** ![MarcelT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcelt/32/10042_2.png) [@MarcelT](https://community.homey.app/u/MarcelT)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/213 "2024-07-17T19:04:39Z")

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Hi,

That’s depended on your location and summertime.

If enough people test it, I will put it live. Want to be certain that everything works well as it is a complete rewrite.

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**Author:** ![Philippe\_Mucher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philippe_mucher/32/73654_2.png) [@Philippe\_Mucher](https://community.homey.app/u/Philippe_Mucher)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/214 "2024-07-18T10:24:01Z")

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> That’s depended on your location and summertime.  
> Yeah forgot that detail. It was 14.09 in the Netherlands

Anyway i switched over, happy to test.

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**Author:** ![Philippe\_Mucher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philippe_mucher/32/73654_2.png) [@Philippe\_Mucher](https://community.homey.app/u/Philippe_Mucher)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/215 "2024-08-17T12:16:17Z")

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Hi, me again @MarcelT .  
It is clear to me now that my location has no night at all in the summer, only astronomical dawn, lol. In Spistbergen there are days that don’t see an end - how does your app handle this? (\<-- Edit: hmm, they just never do trigger, I guess…)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/6/965059bb6d097c40248e131ef10723d0ed102175.png)

Anyway, my seasonal flows are working fine now, no more night end problems.

I have another issue though. I am trying to find a trigger point that is around two to two and a half hours after sunrise in the summer. In the winter it is different, but that I can handle.  
Sunrise ends plus offset doesn’t get me there, golden hour ends plus offset (especially in summer) doesn’t get me there. I cannot use any delay cards because I need to be able to check for the “seasonal state” and restore it if needed (edit 2: I fixed that by storing states on every change - better that way). I am a bit stuck. So a few questions.

- Do you know of any of your events, other app’s events, or other methods I haven’t thought about to get to sunrise +2.5 hours as a trigger?
- If I replace the offset with a number variable, can I get beyond 60 minutes?
- If not, would you consider extending the offset limit to, say, 3 hours?

Any help would be appreciated! With my thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Philippe\_Mucher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philippe_mucher/32/73654_2.png) [@Philippe\_Mucher](https://community.homey.app/u/Philippe_Mucher)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/216 "2024-08-18T00:52:23Z")

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As further clarification: this is the type of shutter behaviour I am trying to achieve.

 ![Sunrize and the opening of the shutters](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/0/90c030236e4320bed0e4fa2182b3b467addcc334.png)

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**Author:** ![MarcelT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcelt/32/10042_2.png) [@MarcelT](https://community.homey.app/u/MarcelT)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/217 "2024-08-19T14:42:40Z")

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Hi, I am on holiday now an will be back half September. Hopefully I remember to take a look to this😊.

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**Author:** ![Philippe\_Mucher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philippe_mucher/32/73654_2.png) [@Philippe\_Mucher](https://community.homey.app/u/Philippe_Mucher)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/218 "2024-08-19T15:33:51Z")

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Oh, I really appreciate that you let me know that. Have a good one!

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**Author:** ![sgo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sgo/32/113696_2.png) [@sgo](https://community.homey.app/u/sgo)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/219 "2024-09-07T11:13:17Z")

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> [@Philippe\_Mucher](#):
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> Do you know of any of your events, other app’s events, or other methods I haven’t thought about to get to sunrise +2.5 hours as a trigger?

I use [Advanced Scheduler App für Homey | Homey](https://homey.app/de-de/app/com.fp.advanced-scheduler/Advanced-Scheduler/) for this.

Alternatively you could use a second flow and something like chronograph app to set a timer to 2.5h and use it to trigger your flow when the timer reaches 0.

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**Author:** ![Philippe\_Mucher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philippe_mucher/32/73654_2.png) [@Philippe\_Mucher](https://community.homey.app/u/Philippe_Mucher)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/220 "2024-09-10T00:35:28Z")

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Thanks, @sgo that is what I did for a while. It’s like dropping a little ticker to extend a point in time - once you have reached that point. But I have a flow where I want to check the seasonal/astronomical state of shutter, and a few things I have in mind that don’t allow me to wait for x hours 🙂

Thinking of that, a card that would give me the time of an event instead of trigger off it when it happens would solve it as well. I could math my own day schedule and completely get away from triggering or comparing against events +nHours. that way. I could then also catch “non-existent” events (the night problem, earlier in this thread) and work around them.

I’ll see first what Marcel has to say when he gets back.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Scholte](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/paul_scholte/32/16562_2.png) [@Paul\_Scholte](https://community.homey.app/u/Paul_Scholte)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-sun-events-triggers-you-at-certain-positions-of-the-sun/71043/221 "2024-09-12T09:10:26Z")

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Did you consider using azimuth and altitude, I.e., the position of the sun, as trigger points?

Azimuth is equivalent with time (neglecting DST). Altitude-range changes with season.

Regards,  
Paul

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