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Re: [ECS] Sunrise and Sunset times Mark Gilmore Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:03:38 -0400

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Hi Kevin,
This has been addressed in the current beta.
If you prefer to wait, add 60 to the times
after they are calculated.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://omnipotencesoftware.com
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> Kevin Trainor wrote:
> 
> I am having difficulty in making the sunrise-time and sunset-time work
> as I expect.  Given the values that I put in for latitude, longitude,
> and time zone, the sunrise-time and sunset-time seem to be assigned
> reasonable values.  But, according to the documentation, these times
> should be one hour early during the current daylight savings time.  I
> can't tell if I am giving the parameters wrong or if perhaps ECS has
> been enhanced to handle daylight savings time and the documentation is
> just out of date.
> 
> I live at approximately 42N, 87W (Chicago).  I am putting +42 in for
> the latitude.  I am putting +93 in for the longitude (180-87).  I am
> putting Central in for the time zone.  Can anyone see that I am doing
> something wrong?  Or, has the daylight savings time problem been
> solved and not documented?
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Kevin

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