Home Assistant Blueprint for 'persistent' Sunset elevation triggered actions

persistent_sunset_elevation_actions.yaml

# Author Eric Kreuwels, Copyright 2022, publiced under the free MIT license conditions
blueprint:
  name: Actions at Sunset elevation
  description: Persistant elevation based actions around sunset. These actions can be any sequence including checking additional conditions if you like
  domain: automation
  input:
    elevation_shift:
      name: Elevation Shift
      description: Using an elevation angle of the sun relative to the horizon; a positive angle is above the horizon. Angles between 0 and -3 degrees are in the twilight zone
      default: 0.0
      selector:
        number:
          min: -6.0
          max: 6.0
          mode: slider
          step: 0.5
          unit_of_measurement : degrees
    trigger_at_startup:
      name: Trigger at Home Assistant startup
      description: Trigger the target state check and enforcement at Home Assistant. This check is only effective between Solar Noon and Solar Midnight. 
      default: true
      selector:
        boolean: {}
    sunset_actions:
      name: Sunset Actions
      description: Action to run at the defined elevations around sunset
      default: []
      selector:
        action: {}


# Prevent the automation from running concurrently
mode: single

# Define the variables used in the action section
variables:
  trigger_at_startup: !input 'trigger_at_startup'
  elevation_shift: !input 'elevation_shift'
  
# Define the trigger for the automation
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
  entity_id: sun.sun
  attribute: elevation
  below: !input elevation_shift 
- platform: homeassistant
  event: start
  
condition:
# check if the sun is settling (between noon and midnight only)
- condition: state
  entity_id: sun.sun
  attribute: rising
  state: false
# check if persistency state actions are needed
- condition: template
  value_template: '{{ trigger.platform!="homeassistant" or (trigger_at_startup and state_attr("sun.sun", "elevation") <= elevation_shift and state_attr("sun.sun", "elevation") >= elevation_shift - 2) }}'

action: !input sunset_actions