How to: Starting flow at 20:00 (time) or at sunset? Whatever will be first but at latest on 20:00?

Almost… Flow 2 AND should read “It’s before sunset” The flows then trigger at sunset OR at 20:00hrs, if the sun is not set yet. Example: This flowset works fine, but the other way round. (They trigger at sunrise/or/06:30AM though and written in Dutch). IF time = 06:30AM AND it is after sunris…

The AS as suggested by @Peter_Kawa ist definitely a good solution. With the AS you will need only one flow. With the other way in „Homey Style“ you will need two flows. Flow 1 (Sunset is the trigger) When… — At sunset And… — Time is earlier than 20:00 o’clock Then… — … Flow 2 (Time is the t…

I agree that AS is a good choice. However if using your suggested flows, the AND clause in flow 2 needs to be changed to It’s before 20:00 o’clock. Otherwise it won’t trigger at 20 o’clock if sunset is after 20 o’clock. Regards Niclas

Thanks Peter! That’s what I actually meant :grinning:

Haha okay! This stuff is a bit mind-boggling sometimes :wink:

You are absolutely right, that was a careless mistake that I have already corrected in the post.

Starting flow at 20:00 (time) or at sunset?

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Peter_Kawa August 10, 2021, 2:42pm 2

Advanced scheduler app is exactly what you’ll need.
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Starting flow at 20:00 (time) or at sunset?

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