# Create an action one hour before sunset

**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594
**Category:** Questions & Help
**Created:** [September 12, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594 "2018-09-12T19:09:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![Gertjan\_Hendriks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gertjan_hendriks/32/11183_2.png) [@Gertjan\_Hendriks](https://community.homey.app/u/Gertjan_Hendriks)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/1 "2018-09-12T19:09:00Z")

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How can I create this action. Anyone can help me?

Thank you 😁!

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### Author: ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/2 "2018-09-12T19:11:18Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/1X/cec865e9f00c2ef8222a51437c44c2ef960edee5.jpeg)  
Also available as The sun sets in …

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### Author: ![Gertjan\_Hendriks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gertjan_hendriks/32/11183_2.png) [@Gertjan\_Hendriks](https://community.homey.app/u/Gertjan_Hendriks)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/3 "2018-09-12T19:19:25Z")

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So easy! I have been working on it for too long:roll\_eyes:

Thank you anyway

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### Author: ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/4 "2018-09-12T19:59:49Z")

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If you need more options, check out the App “zonnestanden”  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/1X/ccddc2e1b11799f5d68cb8564af9259908c2f356.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Gertjan\_Hendriks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gertjan_hendriks/32/11183_2.png) [@Gertjan\_Hendriks](https://community.homey.app/u/Gertjan_Hendriks)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/5 "2018-09-13T10:22:17Z")

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Thank you

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### Author: ![FCN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fcn/32/9919_2.png) [@FCN](https://community.homey.app/u/FCN)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2018, 10:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/6 "2018-09-14T10:04:29Z")

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Is the opposit possible? 60 minutes after sunset?

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### Author: ![yemoH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/yemoh/32/3545_2.png) [@yemoH](https://community.homey.app/u/yemoH)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/7 "2018-09-17T17:20:59Z")

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Maybe a workaround but you can always add a delay on an action card.

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### Author: ![FCN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fcn/32/9919_2.png) [@FCN](https://community.homey.app/u/FCN)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/8 "2018-09-17T18:00:21Z")

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How do I do that? (newbie)

Den 17 sep. 2018, kI 19:31, Gerard Gaal [athom@discoursemail.com](mailto:athom@discoursemail.com) skrev:

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### Author: ![FCN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fcn/32/9919_2.png) [@FCN](https://community.homey.app/u/FCN)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2018, 6:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/9 "2018-09-18T06:20:24Z")

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Thanks, it was easy when I found it… 😀

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### Author: ![Magic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/magic/32/12395_2.png) [@Magic](https://community.homey.app/u/Magic)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/10 "2020-01-17T11:16:05Z")

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Hi, how to set up AND conditions? Thanks

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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: [January 17, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/11 "2020-01-17T11:29:50Z")

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What do you want exactly? More information please.

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### Author: ![Magic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/magic/32/12395_2.png) [@Magic](https://community.homey.app/u/Magic)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/12 "2020-01-17T11:32:35Z")

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i want allow PIR detection for switch light one hour before system sunset time (dark place). if there is no direct function I can create my own variable (maybe 🙂

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### Author: ![Osorkon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osorkon/32/43026_2.png) [@Osorkon](https://community.homey.app/u/Osorkon)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/13 "2020-01-17T11:40:36Z")

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Use this [App](https://homey.app/de-de/app/com.cyclone-software.sunevents/Sonnenereignisse/)

You can use a offset, like here 30 minutes after sunset.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/0/30721312bfb16447ce718656a4e2f0fbcf6848fd.png)

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### Author: ![Magic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/magic/32/12395_2.png) [@Magic](https://community.homey.app/u/Magic)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/14 "2020-01-17T11:48:33Z")

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but i need cca 30-60min before sunset, no after…

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### Author: ![Osorkon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osorkon/32/43026_2.png) [@Osorkon](https://community.homey.app/u/Osorkon)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/15 "2020-01-17T11:51:39Z")

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A off set can be positive or negative!

30 min before sunset

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/8/588187bfe80b084425f689f0ee21271a34753a93.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Magic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/magic/32/12395_2.png) [@Magic](https://community.homey.app/u/Magic)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/16 "2020-01-17T11:54:52Z")

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cool 🙂 thx, i houpe that use my location

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### Author: ![Magic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/magic/32/12395_2.png) [@Magic](https://community.homey.app/u/Magic)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/17 "2020-01-28T06:19:45Z")

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so…, i can set working 60min before sunset and 60min after sunrise …, no working ☹ any ideal… i need working all night + 1hour before and after.  
Thx

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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: [January 28, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/18 "2020-01-28T11:45:20Z")

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I do not understand the problem. Maybe I don’t understand you either.

Like Osorkon wrote, you need this app here:

> **[Sun Events](https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.cyclone-software.sunevents/Sun-Events/)**
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> Triggers you at certain positions of the sun.

This allows you to set a positive or negative offset.  
Example:

- 60 minutes before sunset
- 60 minutes after sunset

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### Author: ![Magic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/magic/32/12395_2.png) [@Magic](https://community.homey.app/u/Magic)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/19 "2020-01-28T12:40:01Z")

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![Screenshot_20200128-133806_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/b/bbfc93c45ff9470acf3535cd81d54309e5b2fab2.jpeg)

No work i test change - mark same result. Morning about 6am neither condition is met. Thx

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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: [January 28, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-an-action-one-hour-before-sunset/1594/20 "2020-01-28T12:49:13Z")

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Sorry, for me it is really hard to understand you.

Please show the complete Flow (with WENN, AND and THEN).

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