Would Ben Franklin approve of your sleep schedule?  Do you remember his famous quote?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."

Staying up late at night can disrupt the body's natural sleep cycles, and since sleep is the time when your body is at rest and able to focus on regeneration and repair, it's important to make that time as productive as possible.

As important as it is to try to go to bed earlier and wake up earlier, it's equally important to try and keep a consistent sleep schedule.  In 1867, Lydia Marie Child wrote in The Family Nurse, "Regularity in food and sleep is a great preservative of health."  
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If you have trouble getting to sleep at night, a regular bedtime routine is often just the thing you need.  Give your body cues on when it is time to settle down like a nightly bath or a few pages of a mind-distracting good book.  Also, remember to pay attention to what your body is telling you.   Go to sleep when it tells you you're too tired to stay up any longer.  Trying to fight that tiredness to get more things done will only make you even more tired and less productive the next day.

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How much sleep do I need?

 It depends on the individual, but here are some general guidelines:
Children - about 10 hours;
Teens - about 9 hours;
Adults - about 7 to 8 hours;
The elderly, who often experience less-efficient sleep at night, often need more daytime naps than other adults.
However old you are, sleep only as needed to feel well rested. Oversleeping upsets your regular sleeping pattern, making it harder to fall asleep at night. On the flip side, if you are sleep deprived, get additional sleep; then return to a regular sleep routine.

Why is sleep so important?

Sleep is the time when your body is at rest and able to focus on regeneration and repair.  It's important to make that time as productive as possible

How can I get better sleep?

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