eli5: Why sleeping late and waking up late is worse than sleeping early and wake up early

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Lets say I sleep at 1am and wake up at 9am, why my body reacts negatively compared to sleep at 9 pm and wake up at 4 am. Both are 8 hours of sleeping time. How can my body knows it is past 12pm and decides to give me a bad day because of it.

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You could get into circadian rhythms to explain your question but tbh I think it depends on how your current sleep schedule is. If your current schedule is to go to bed at midnight usually, and you stay up till 1 am one night, you’re pushing your body further than it’s used to in a day, and might feel more tired after. But you can shift a sleep schedule around however you want e.g. people who work night shifts

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