Turn on Lights X mins before Sunset - Not working

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HI All
I really hope this is a silly question and someone will point out what i am doing wrong !

I have tried with both the built in Date & Time function and after some research the Sun Events app but i cannot get the flow to work properly

Below is my flow, i am just wanting the light to turn on 45 mins before sunset happens.

No matter how i do this the light never turns on and i cannot figure out why.

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Thanks in advance!!

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You need to insert -45 in the Sun Events Flow card, not 45.

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Put a timeline notification behind the trigger and the AND. Maybe it goes wrong on ‘Someone is at home’ ?

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And, always add a notification card right after the trigger(s), to find out if the trigger actually fails, or other parts of your flow fail, or just don’t act as expected.

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To test a faillure I put one behind each card in the flow.

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Thanks everyone yes i did add a notification after i posted that screen shot so i could verify,

I will add the -45 today and see what happens tonight !

hopefully that solves it and will post back.

Thanks

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Thanks Everyone using the -45 has fixed the issue!

Really appreciate the guidance, and again sorry for the basic question :slight_smile:

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