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The sun component will use your current location to track if the sun is above or below the horizon. This is a common ingredient within Home Automation.

To set it up, add the following lines to your home-assistant.conf:

[homeassistant]
latitude=32.87336
longitude=-117.22743

[sun]

Implementation Details

Maintains entity sun.sun.

Possible state Description
above_horizon When the sun is above the horizon.
below_horizon When the sun is below the horizon.
State Attributes Description
next_rising Date and time of the next sun rising
nest_setting Date and time of the next sun setting