Sunset

Sunset warms your screen at night. It can follow sunrise and sunset for your location, or use fixed clock times.

The default schedule is off, so enabling the service will not change your colors until you configure it.

Automatic Sunset

Use this when you want Glimpse to follow daylight where you live:

[location]
provider = "static"
latitude = 52.2297
longitude = 21.0122

[night_light]
enabled = true
schedule = "automatic"
temperature = 4200
transition_minutes = 15

Then enable it:

systemctl --user enable --now glimpse-sunset.service

Fixed Schedule

Use this when you want the same hours every day:

[night_light]
enabled = true
schedule = "schedule"
start_time = "20:30"
end_time = "07:00"
temperature = 4200
transition_minutes = 15

Choosing Temperature

Temperature	Feel
6500	Normal daylight.
5000	Slightly warm.
4200	Comfortable evening warmth.
3500	Very warm, good late at night.

Start with 4200. Lower it if your screen still feels harsh at night.

Location Choices

Provider	Best for
static	Most desktops and privacy-friendly setups.
geoclue	Laptops where desktop location services are already working.
ipapi	Approximate location from network lookup.

For a desktop setup, static coordinates are the least surprising choice.

Troubleshooting

Problem	What to check
Nothing changes	Make sure schedule is not off.
Sunset happens at the wrong time	Check latitude and longitude.
It works in one compositor but not another	Check the service log with journalctl --user -u glimpse-sunset.service -e.