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components/sensors/sun_elevation.yaml

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+platform: template
+sensors:
+  sun_elevation:
+    unique_id: templatesensor.sun_elevation
+    value_template: "{{ state_attr('sun.sun', 'elevation') }}"
+    unit_of_measurement: "degrees"
+    icon_template: >
+      {% set elevation = state_attr('sun.sun', 'elevation')|default(0) %}
+      {% if elevation > 0 %}
+        mdi:weather-sunny
+      {% else %}
+        mdi:weather-night
+      {% endif %}
+
+  period_of_day:
+    unique_id: templatesensor.period_of_day
+    friendly_name: Period of the Day
+    value_template: >-
+      {% if (as_timestamp(states.sun.sun.attributes.next_dusk)) - (as_timestamp(states.sun.sun.attributes.next_setting)) < 0 %}
+        Dusk
+      {% elif (as_timestamp(states.sun.sun.attributes.next_rising)) - (as_timestamp(states.sun.sun.attributes.next_dawn)) < 0 %}
+        Dawn
+      {% elif (states.sun.sun.attributes.elevation) < -4 %}
+          Night
+      {% else %}
+          Day
+      {% endif %}