Creates sensors that provide information about various sun related events.
Follow the installation instructions below. Then add the desired configuration. Here is an example of a typical configuration:
sun2:
- unique_id: home
You can use HACS to manage the installation and provide update notifications.
- Add this repo as a custom repository:
https://github.com/pnbruckner/ha-sun2
- Install the integration using the appropriate button on the HACS Integrations page. Search for "sun2".
Place a copy of the files from custom_components/sun2
in <config>/custom_components/sun2,
where <config> is your Home Assistant configuration directory.
NOTE: When downloading, make sure to use the
Rawbutton from each file's page.
This custom integration supports HomeAssistant versions 2023.4.0 or newer.
A list of one or more dictionaries with the following options.
| Key | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
unique_id |
no | Unique identifier for group of options. |
location |
yes | Name of location. Default is Home Assistant's current location name. |
latitude |
yes* | The location's latitude (in degrees.) |
longitude |
yes* | The location's longitude (in degrees.) |
time_zone |
yes* | The location's time zone. (See the "TZ database name" column at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones.) |
elevation |
yes* | The location's elevation above sea level (in meters.) |
binary_sensors |
yes | Binary sensor configurations as defined here. |
sensors |
yes | Sensor configurations as defined here. |
* These must all be used together. If not used, the default is Home Assistant's location configuration.
A list of one or more of the following.
'on' when sun's elevation is above threshold, 'off' when at or below threshold. Can be specified in any of the following ways:
elevation
elevation: THRESHOLD
elevation:
above: THRESHOLD
name: FRIENDLY_NAMEDefault THRESHOLD (as with first format) is -0.833 (same as sunrise/sunset).
Default FRIENDLY_NAME is "Above Horizon" if THRESHOLD is -0.833, "Above minus THRESHOLD" if THRESHOLD is negative, otherwise "Above THRESHOLD".
A list of one or more of the following.
| Key | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
time_at_elevation |
no | Elevation |
direction |
yes | rising (default) or setting |
icon |
yes | default is mdi:weather-sunny |
name |
yes | default is "DIRECTION at [minus] ELEVATION °" |
For example, this:
- time_at_elevation: -0.833Would be equivalent to:
- time_at_elevation: -0.833
direction: rising
icon: mdi:weather-sunny
name: Rising at minus 0.833 °| Key | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
elevation_at_time |
no | time string or input_datetime entity ID |
name |
yes | default is "Elevation at <value of elevation_at_time>" |
When using an input_datetime entity it must have the time component. The date component is optional.
If the date is not present, the result will be the sun's elevation at the given time on the current date.
If the date is present, it will be used and the result will be the sun's elevation at the given time on the given date.
Also in this case, the sensor entity will not have yesterday, today and tomorrow attributes.
Besides any sensors specified in the configuration, the following will also be created.
Some of these will be enabled by default. The rest will be disabled by default.
| Type | Enabled | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Solar Midnight | yes | The time when the sun is at its lowest point closest to 00:00:00 of the specified date; i.e. it may be a time that is on the previous day. |
| Astronomical Dawn | no | The time in the morning when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon. |
| Nautical Dawn | no | The time in the morning when the sun is 12 degrees below the horizon. |
| Dawn | yes | The time in the morning when the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon. |
| Rising | yes | The time in the morning when the sun is 0.833 degrees below the horizon. This is to account for refraction. |
| Solar Noon | yes | The time when the sun is at its highest point. |
| Setting | yes | The time in the evening when the sun is 0.833 degrees below the horizon. This is to account for refraction. |
| Dusk | yes | The time in the evening when the sun is a 6 degrees below the horizon. |
| Nautical Dusk | no | The time in the evening when the sun is a 12 degrees below the horizon. |
| Astronomical Dusk | no | The time in the evening when the sun is a 18 degrees below the horizon. |
These are all disabled by default.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Daylight | The amount of time between sunrise and sunset. |
| Civil Daylight | The amount of time between dawn and dusk. |
| Nautical Daylight | The amount of time between nautical dawn and nautical dusk. |
| Astronomical Daylight | The amount of time between astronomical dawn and astronomical dusk. |
| Night | The amount of time between sunset and sunrise of the next day. |
| Civil Night | The amount of time between dusk and dawn of the next day. |
| Nautical Night | The amount of time between nautical dusk and nautical dawn of the next day. |
| Astronomical Night | The amount of time between astronomical dusk and astronomical dawn of the next day. |
These are also all disabled by default.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Azimuth | The sun's azimuth (degrees). |
| Elevation | The sun's elevation (degrees). |
| Minimum Elevation | The sun's elevation at solar midnight (degrees). |
| maximum Elevation | The sun's elevation at solar noon (degrees). |
| deCONZ Daylight | Emulation of deCONZ Daylight Sensor. |
| Phase | See Sun Phase Sensor |
| State | Description |
|---|---|
| Night | Sun is below -18° |
| Astronomical Twilight | Sun is between -18° and -12° |
| Nautical Twilight | Sun is between -12° and -6° |
| Civil Twilight | Sun is between -6° and -0.833° |
| Day | Sun is above -0.833° |
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
rising |
True if sun is rising. |
blue_hour |
True if sun is between -6° and -4° |
golden_hour |
True if sun is between -4° and 6° |
sun2:
- unique_id: home
binary_sensors:
- elevation
- elevation: 3
- elevation:
above: -6
name: Above Civil Dawn
sensors:
- time_at_elevation: 10
- time_at_elevation: -10
direction: setting
icon: mdi:weather-sunset-down
name: Setting past 10 deg below horizon
- elevation_at_time: '12:00'
name: Elv @ noon
- elevation_at_time: input_datetime.test
name: Elv @ test var
- unique_id: london
location: London
latitude: 51.50739529645933
longitude: -0.12767666584664272
time_zone: Europe/London
elevation: 11
binary_sensors:
- elevation
- elevation: 3
- elevation:
above: -6
name: Above Civil Dawn
sensors:
- time_at_elevation: 10
- time_at_elevation: -10
direction: setting
icon: mdi:weather-sunset-down
name: Setting past 10 deg below horizon
- elevation_at_time: '12:00'
name: Elv @ noon
- elevation_at_time: input_datetime.test
name: Elv @ test var