Sky Tonight Integration

Get list of visible planetary bodies in your sky.

A Home Assistant custom intergration that provides information of visible planetary bodies in your sky.

Requires the Sky Tonight API.

Install

Manual installation

• Copy sky_tonight folder to your <config dir>/custom_components/ directory.
• Restart the Home Assistant.

Configuration

Manual Configuration

• Navigate to your Home Assistant instance.
• In the sidebar, click Settings.
• From the Setup menu, select: Devices & Services.
• In the lower right corner, click the Add integration button.
• In the list, search and select Sky Tonight.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

Options

Param	Default	Description
Sky Tonight API URL	Required	URL of the Sky Tonight API
Latitude	Home Assistant latitude	Latitude of the observer
Longitude	Home Assistant longitude	Longitude of the observer
Elevation	Home Assistant elevation	Elevation of the observer in meters above sea level
Update Interval	15	Specifies how often the Sky Tonight API is polled for updates (in minutes)

Sensors Created By This Integration

Sensors will be created for The Sun, Mercury, Venus, The Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

For example: sensor.sky_tonight_sun.

TODO

• Provide ability to update config options
• Eliminate the need for the Sky Tonight API and instead integrate the Python implementation from Don Cross' JS Astronomy Engine