Is it unhealthy to be nocturnal?

[Tristan12]

Over the past few years I have been staying up all night and sleeping during the day. I much prefer being awake at night and working then because I love the dark and peaceful atmosphere. I feel like it's perfect for inner work. I've been going to bed at 6am and waking up around 2:30pm.

I'm concerned about it possibly being unhealthy to do this. I've done some research on if this could be bad for my health, and from what I heard it seems like getting enough sleep and sleeping at the same time every day is the most important part, which I do, but I've heard varying ideas on if being awake all night and sleeping during the day is actually bad for you.

I have noticed that I wake up a lot while I sleep which I never used to do before, although I don't have any trouble getting back to sleep and I feel well-rested when I wake up. The room I sleep in is dark but there is some noise throughout the day because I live with other people but that should change when I eventually get my own place.

I'm wondering if anyone on here knows much about sleep and if it would be bad for my health to continue to sleep like this?

[King Merk]

Yes being nocturnal is a literal carcinogen for human. We have risen with the sun for the last 200K+ years. To go against that is asking for trouble. 

[TheNovice]

Maybe you can have a normal sleep cycle but still, keep some of the things you like about the night like the quietness and the contemplative vibe. Buy moving out closer to nature/solitude. 

[Tristan12]

10 hours ago, TheNovice said:

Maybe you can have a normal sleep cycle but still, keep some of the things you like about the night like the quietness and the contemplative vibe. Buy moving out closer to nature/solitude. 

Yeah I might try doing that instead once i'm able to