Sunrise and sunset automations are not working correctly.

Is there a way to fix this problem. I have found that an automation to turn on lights does not work at the correct time when using sunset as the automation time. The turn-off time is also not working at sunrise. If the automation uses a specific time it appears to work correctly.

Posted on Apr 29, 2020 5:29 AM

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Apr 29, 2020 10:30 AM in response to lucydog6

Hello,

Is Location Services enabled on your iPhone/iPad/iPod touch/Macintosh?

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Sunrise and sunset automations are not working correctly.

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