Automation only to happen when the sun is down, but it doesn't work?

@fribse wrote:

I’ve made an automation to close the blind in the bedroom, but only if the window is closed.
To supplement that, I made this small automation to close the blind if the window is closed, and if I add the sunset / sunrise conditions, nothing happens.

- id: '1570991270753'
  alias: Blind - close if window is closed, and the sun is already down
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - entity_id: binary_sensor.vindue_sovevaerelse
    for: 0:00:15
    from: 'on'
    platform: state
    to: 'off'
  condition:
  - after: sunset
    before: sunrise
    condition: sun
  action:
  - data:
      entity_id: cover.rullegardin_i_sovevaerelse
    service: cover.close_cover

If I change the condition to check for below_horizon then it works, but then I can’t make use the offset.

- id: '1570991270753'
  alias: Blind - close if window is closed, and the sun is already down
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - entity_id: binary_sensor.vindue_sovevaerelse
    for: 0:00:15
    from: 'on'
    platform: state
    to: 'off'
  condition:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: sun.sun
    state: below_horizon
  action:
  - data:
      entity_id: cover.rullegardin_i_sovevaerelse
    service: cover.close_cover

Shouldn’t I be able to use the sunset / sunrise as conditions this way?

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