up to 6 h | 6 h<time difference<10 h | more than 9 h1 | |||||
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Melatonin | Light | Melatonin | Light | Melatonin | Light | ||
westbound | delay body clock | delay body clock | delay body clock | ||||
day before departure | upon waking in the morning (regardless of how early) | upon waking in the morning (regardless of how early) | upon waking in the morning (regardless of how early) | ||||
day of departure | upon waking in the morning (regardless of how early) | upon waking in the morning (regardless of how early) | upon waking in the morning (regardless of how early) | ||||
after departure | upon waking in the morning (regardless of how early) | exposure to bright light for at least ½ h late in the day | upon waking in the morning (regardless of how early) | get midday light but avoid it later in the day, following days gradually later | when it's morning at the point of departure, each subsequent day 1-2 h later | get midday light but avoid it later in the day, following days gradually later | |
eastbound | advance body clock | advance body clock | delay body clock | ||||
day before departure | afternoon | afternoon | upon waking in the morning (regardless of how early) | ||||
day of departure | afternoon | afternoon | upon waking in the morning (regardless of how early) | ||||
after departure | afternoon | exposure to bright light for at least ½ h in the morning | afternoon | get midday light but avoid in the morning, following days gradually earlier | when it's morning at the point of departure, each subsequent day 1-2 h later | get midday light but avoid it later in the day, following days gradually later |
1. It is easier to delay the body clock by 14 hours than to advance it by 10 or more.