# Sunset routine not kicking in

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-routine-not-kicking-in/142059>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** flow, advancedflow\
**Created:** [August 21, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-routine-not-kicking-in/142059 "2025-08-21T13:33:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ajaffarali](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ajaffarali/32/123070_2.png) [@ajaffarali](https://community.homey.app/u/ajaffarali)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-routine-not-kicking-in/142059/1 "2025-08-21T13:33:47Z")

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I have created a flow to turn on the lights 45 minutes before sunset and another to turn them off 15 minutes after sunrise. The Sunrise flow works fine, but the sunset doesn’t trigger. I tried two versions —one with advanced flow and another with standard flow —but neither triggers automatically.

I can manually trigger the flow, and the lights turn on, but it’s just not working automatically as it should.

 ![Screenshot 2025-08-21 at 5.33.07 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/e/be2a5bcd91f20865202b407fa84aa93fce113ee6.png)

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**Author:** ![To\_Lou](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/to_lou/32/79159_2.png) [@To\_Lou](https://community.homey.app/u/To_Lou)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-routine-not-kicking-in/142059/2 "2025-08-21T14:20:07Z")

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Saw same thing, and had to switch to Sun Events app instead. Strange.

You may go ahead to report this to Athom support.  
(I haven’t)

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**Author:** ![Niels\_de\_Jong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/niels_de_jong/32/131167_2.png) [@Niels\_de\_Jong](https://community.homey.app/u/Niels_de_Jong)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-routine-not-kicking-in/142059/3 "2025-08-21T18:52:45Z")

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Maybe slightly off-topic, but I’m using the Aqara T1 light sensor. The lights switch on every day at the same lux level, perfectly on time regardless of whether it’s sunny or cloudy.

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**Author:** ![ajaffarali](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ajaffarali/32/123070_2.png) [@ajaffarali](https://community.homey.app/u/ajaffarali)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-routine-not-kicking-in/142059/4 "2025-08-22T02:17:44Z")

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That’s an interesting solution- where have you placed the T1? Indoors or Outdoors? What happens when clouds pass through on an otherwsie sunny day?

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**Author:** ![Niels\_de\_Jong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/niels_de_jong/32/131167_2.png) [@Niels\_de\_Jong](https://community.homey.app/u/Niels_de_Jong)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/sunset-routine-not-kicking-in/142059/5 "2025-08-22T08:16:28Z")

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I’ve placed it inside about 5 cm from the window. If you set the lux level low enough (you might need to adjust it over a couple of sunsets), it won’t trigger the clouds — it hasn’t for me over the past year.