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Sunrise & Sunset Events

The Sunrise & Sunset Events feature creates AXIS platform events based on actual sunrise and sunset times for your location. This enables time-based automation that adapts to seasonal daylight changes.

Overview

This feature:

  • Fetches accurate sunrise/sunset times based on GPS coordinates
  • Creates AXIS platform events at sunrise and sunset
  • Automatically updates daily for seasonal changes
  • Provides a "daylight" state for use in AXIS rules
  • Uses the SunriseSunset.io API

Configuration

Setting Your Location

  1. Navigate to the Event Sunset and Sunrise feature
  2. Click on the interactive map to set your location
  3. The latitude and longitude will update automatically
  4. Click Save to apply the settings

Click to Set Location

Simply click anywhere on the map to set your coordinates. The marker will move to the clicked position.

Map Controls

  • Zoom: Use scroll wheel or +/- buttons
  • Pan: Click and drag the map
  • Set Location: Click to place the marker

Generated Events

The feature registers the following AXIS platform event:

Sun Events

Property Type Description
daylight Boolean true during daylight hours, false at night

This event can be used in:

  • AXIS Camera Station rules
  • AXIS device action rules
  • Third-party VMS systems
  • Flow automation

How It Works

  1. Daily Schedule: At 3:00 AM local time, the feature fetches sunrise/sunset times for the current day
  2. Sunrise Event: At the calculated sunrise time, the daylight property changes to true
  3. Sunset Event: At the calculated sunset time, the daylight property changes to false
  4. Initial State: On startup, the current daylight state is determined based on the current time

Use Cases

Automatic Day/Night Switching

Use the daylight event to:

  • Switch between day and night video profiles
  • Enable/disable certain analytics during darkness
  • Adjust PTZ presets based on time of day

Lighting Control

Trigger external lighting systems:

  • Turn on lights at sunset
  • Turn off lights at sunrise
  • Integrate with building management systems

Recording Schedules

Modify recording behavior:

  • Higher quality recording during daylight
  • Motion-only recording at night
  • Different retention policies by time of day

Integration with AXIS Rules

Create rules in your AXIS device using the Sun Events:

  1. Go to System > Events in the camera web interface
  2. Create a new rule
  3. Select Application > Sun Events as the condition
  4. Configure the action (e.g., switch video profile)

Example Rules

Day Profile at Sunrise: 

Condition: Application > Sun Events > daylight = true
Action: Set video profile to "Day"

Night Profile at Sunset: 

Condition: Application > Sun Events > daylight = false
Action: Set video profile to "Night"

Troubleshooting

Issue Solution
Events not firing Verify location is set and feature is enabled
Wrong times Check that coordinates are correct for your location
Map not loading Ensure network connectivity to tile servers
"Already passed" status Normal if current time is after sunrise/sunset; will update next day

Internet Required

This feature requires internet access to fetch sunrise/sunset times from the SunriseSunset.io API. Ensure the device can reach external HTTPS endpoints.