(Solved) OH3 - Rule trigger but only if after sunset

[rpwong (Russ)]

No need for a script. Have a look over the Time of Day design pattern.

Design Pattern: Simple State Machine (e.g. Time Of Day)

Edit: OH 4 Updates Problem Statement Often in home automation there is a need to track certain states that the system is in. Events occur to transition from one state to another state (e.g. at noon we transition to the AFTERNOON state). The collection of all the possible states and the transitions between events is called a “state machine”. This design pattern illustrates some ways OH can implement very simple state machines. One of the most common uses of a state machine like this is to trac…

Basically, you need an unbound string item that you use to store the time of day (e.g. Day, Night), and then rules to change the state according to either time or astro updates. Then you can just use that item as your if condition.

You can get pretty complex with it. Personally, I just use a Day and Night, with the state changing at sunrise and sunset.