# CIE Standard Sky

![](/files/-MihqfW1TIKBP6ueYLsi)

![](/files/-Mihqacj2Ke14VHJA3Ok) - [\[source code\]](https://github.com/ladybug-tools/honeybee-grasshopper-radiance/blob/master/honeybee_grasshopper_radiance/src//HB%20CIE%20Standard%20Sky.py)

Create a point-in-time standard Radiance CIE sky.

## Inputs

* **north**

  A number between 0 and 360 that represents the degrees off from the y-axis to make North. This can also be a vector to set the North. Default is 0. The default North direction is the Y-axis (0 degrees). 
* **location \[Required]**

  A Ladybug location object. 
* **month**

  An integer between 1 and 12 for the month of the year (default: 6). 
* **day**

  An integer between 1 and 31 for the day of the month (default: 21). 
* **hour**

  A number between 0 and 23.999 for the hour of the day (default: 12). 
* **type**

  An integer between 0..5 to indicate CIE Sky Type (default: 0).

  * 0 = Sunny with sun
  * 1 = sunny without sun
  * 2 = intermediate with sun
  * 3 = intermediate without sun
  * 4 = cloudy sky
  * 5 = uniform sky

## Outputs

* **sky**

  A honeybee sky that can be used to create a point-in-time recipe. 


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