Does night sleep provide more energy-regain than sleep during the day?
I think the reason is primarily, that it is more quiet (the chance is very low that other people are disturbing your sleep) in the night as well as it is also dark. Keeping in mind, that the brain "gets tired" due to some proteins (melatonin) and in contrast, being more awake during the day, it seems to be just logical that the sleep in the night is healthier, thus providing more energy.