diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sun/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/sun/__init__.py
index edb2549164b..eecd2a1df55 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sun/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sun/__init__.py
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ class Sun(Entity):
             utc_point_in_time, 'dusk', PHASE_ASTRONOMICAL_TWILIGHT)
         self.next_midnight = self._check_event(
             utc_point_in_time, 'solar_midnight', None)
+        self.location.solar_depression = 'civil'
 
         # if the event was solar midday or midnight, phase will now
         # be None. Solar noon doesn't always happen when the sun is