# Dawn, dusk and 23:00 timer

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [31 July 2023 19:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196 "2023-07-31T19:04:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![EcarDK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ecardk/32/76058_2.png) [@EcarDK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EcarDK)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2023 19:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/1 "2023-07-31T19:04:31Z")

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Hallo all

What is the best way to make a timer, there turn light OFF at dawn and ON at dusk, but set it to 10% at 23:00 ?

When I use bigtimer, I only have on or off. and then I have to use a "time range" node.

are there a better way ?

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2023 19:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/2 "2023-07-31T19:07:17Z")

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The CRON+ node is, without doubt, the most flexible of the many scheduling nodes and can do everything you are asking.

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**Author:** ![EcarDK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ecardk/32/76058_2.png) [@EcarDK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EcarDK)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2023 19:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/3 "2023-07-31T19:46:20Z")

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WOW...thx alot.... love it

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**Author:** ![EcarDK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ecardk/32/76058_2.png) [@EcarDK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EcarDK)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2023 20:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/4 "2023-07-31T20:02:05Z")

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I cant get it to work whit a "inject" node to get status. Do you know if I can do that ?

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2023 20:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/5 "2023-07-31T20:08:36Z")

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The help info for the node tells you how:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/b/4b18ec304902a1c3b96aab4d8410ef3fa53c995a.png)

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**Author:** ![EcarDK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ecardk/32/76058_2.png) [@EcarDK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EcarDK)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2023 20:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/6 "2023-07-31T20:09:42Z")

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yes, I have try it, but I cant get it to work

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**Author:** ![EcarDK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ecardk/32/76058_2.png) [@EcarDK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EcarDK)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2023 20:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/7 "2023-07-31T20:10:45Z")

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```auto
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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2023 20:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/8 "2023-07-31T20:20:51Z")

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```

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**Author:** ![EcarDK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ecardk/32/76058_2.png) [@EcarDK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EcarDK)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2023 20:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/9 "2023-07-31T20:38:59Z")

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Okay, I had also come to that conclusion.

But what I can't with "CRON+", as I can with the "BigTimer", is the ability to send an "inject" node with "payload auto" and have it send out the signal I need.

When I do that with CRON+ and use "trigger-all" or some of the others, it sends out all three signals even though I only need the current one.

I would like to have a button that I can press, and it simply sends a signal through the CRON+ node, and then it outputs the result depending on the time of day.

```auto
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```

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**Post date:** [31 July 2023 21:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/10 "2023-07-31T21:09:50Z")

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I'd probably do that with one of the gate nodes. Use CRON+ or similar to open/close the gate at the appropriate times then have your inject direct to the gate.

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**Author:** ![EcarDK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ecardk/32/76058_2.png) [@EcarDK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EcarDK)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2023 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/11 "2023-07-31T21:23:26Z")

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okay...

The is my best...

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**Post date:** [14 August 2023 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dawn-dusk-and-23-00-timer/80196/12 "2023-08-14T21:23:37Z")

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