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Eastbound jet lag: rule of thumb of one day per hour of time difference

A rule of thumb for planning: after flying east, adjusting takes about one day per hour of time difference.

Time
⏱ 1 min
Difficulty
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How to do it

  1. Work out the time difference in hours.
  2. Plan on one day of adjustment per hour.

Variations

  • Flying west, the rule of thumb is about half a day per hour.

Sources

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  • sonnenklar.tv (opens in a new tab)Allgemein sagt man, dass die Jetlag Symptome nach einer Anpassungsphase von etwa einem halben (Richtung Westen) und einem ganzen (Richtung Osten) Tag pro Stunde Zeitverschiebung verschwinden

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