朝方 あさがた
asagata

Noun
Adverb

1. early morning; early hours; early in the morning

かれ容態 ようたいはどちらかと うと朝方 あさがたより わるくなっていた。
kareno yōdaiwa dochirakato iuto asagatayori warukunatte ita.
His condition was, if anything, worse than in the morning.