Pluviôse

Pluviôse (French pronunciation: [plyvjoz]; also Pluviose) was the fifth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word pluviosus, which means rainy.

Pluviôse was the second month of the winter quarter (mois d'hiver). It started between January 20 and January 22. It ended between February 18 and February 20. It follows the Nivôse and precedes the Ventôse.

The new names for the calendar were suggested by Fabre d'Églantine on October 24, 1793. On November 24 the National Convention accepted the names with minor changes. It was decided to omit the circumflex (accent circonflexe) in the names of the winter months. So the month was named Pluviose instead of Pluviôse. Historiography still prefers the spelling Pluviôse.

Pluviôse

III

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Tuesday 20 January 1795
2	Wednesday 21 January 1795
3	Thursday 22 January 1795
4	Friday 23 January 1795
5	Saturday 24 January 1795
6	Sunday 25 January 1795
7	Monday 26 January 1795
8	Tuesday 27 January 1795
9	Wednesday 28 January 1795
10	Thursday 29 January 1795

décade 14
11	Friday 30 January 1795
12	Saturday 31 January 1795
13	Sunday 1 February 1795
14	Monday 2 February 1795
15	Tuesday 3 February 1795
16	Wednesday 4 February 1795
17	Thursday 5 February 1795
18	Friday 6 February 1795
19	Saturday 7 February 1795
20	Sunday 8 February 1795

décade 15
21	Monday 9 February 1795
22	Tuesday 10 February 1795
23	Wednesday 11 February 1795
24	Thursday 12 February 1795
25	Friday 13 February 1795
26	Saturday 14 February 1795
27	Sunday 15 February 1795
28	Monday 16 February 1795
29	Tuesday 17 February 1795
30	Wednesday 18 February 1795

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV

Pluviôse

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Sunday 20 January 1793
2	Monday 21 January 1793
3	Tuesday 22 January 1793
4	Wednesday 23 January 1793
5	Thursday 24 January 1793
6	Friday 25 January 1793
7	Saturday 26 January 1793
8	Sunday 27 January 1793
9	Monday 28 January 1793
10	Tuesday 29 January 1793

décade 14
11	Wednesday 30 January 1793
12	Thursday 31 January 1793
13	Friday 1 February 1793
14	Saturday 2 February 1793
15	Sunday 3 February 1793
16	Monday 4 February 1793
17	Tuesday 5 February 1793
18	Wednesday 6 February 1793
19	Thursday 7 February 1793
20	Friday 8 February 1793

décade 15
21	Saturday 9 February 1793
22	Sunday 10 February 1793
23	Monday 11 February 1793
24	Tuesday 12 February 1793
25	Wednesday 13 February 1793
26	Thursday 14 February 1793
27	Friday 15 February 1793
28	Saturday 16 February 1793
29	Sunday 17 February 1793
30	Monday 18 February 1793

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Monday 20 January 1794
2	Tuesday 21 January 1794
3	Wednesday 22 January 1794
4	Thursday 23 January 1794
5	Friday 24 January 1794
6	Saturday 25 January 1794
7	Sunday 26 January 1794
8	Monday 27 January 1794
9	Tuesday 28 January 1794
10	Wednesday 29 January 1794

décade 14
11	Thursday 30 January 1794
12	Friday 31 January 1794
13	Saturday 1 February 1794
14	Sunday 2 February 1794
15	Monday 3 February 1794
16	Tuesday 4 February 1794
17	Wednesday 5 February 1794
18	Thursday 6 February 1794
19	Friday 7 February 1794
20	Saturday 8 February 1794

décade 15
21	Sunday 9 February 1794
22	Monday 10 February 1794
23	Tuesday 11 February 1794
24	Wednesday 12 February 1794
25	Thursday 13 February 1794
26	Friday 14 February 1794
27	Saturday 15 February 1794
28	Sunday 16 February 1794
29	Monday 17 February 1794
30	Tuesday 18 February 1794

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

III

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Tuesday 20 January 1795
2	Wednesday 21 January 1795
3	Thursday 22 January 1795
4	Friday 23 January 1795
5	Saturday 24 January 1795
6	Sunday 25 January 1795
7	Monday 26 January 1795
8	Tuesday 27 January 1795
9	Wednesday 28 January 1795
10	Thursday 29 January 1795

décade 14
11	Friday 30 January 1795
12	Saturday 31 January 1795
13	Sunday 1 February 1795
14	Monday 2 February 1795
15	Tuesday 3 February 1795
16	Wednesday 4 February 1795
17	Thursday 5 February 1795
18	Friday 6 February 1795
19	Saturday 7 February 1795
20	Sunday 8 February 1795

décade 15
21	Monday 9 February 1795
22	Tuesday 10 February 1795
23	Wednesday 11 February 1795
24	Thursday 12 February 1795
25	Friday 13 February 1795
26	Saturday 14 February 1795
27	Sunday 15 February 1795
28	Monday 16 February 1795
29	Tuesday 17 February 1795
30	Wednesday 18 February 1795

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Thursday 21 January 1796
2	Friday 22 January 1796
3	Saturday 23 January 1796
4	Sunday 24 January 1796
5	Monday 25 January 1796
6	Tuesday 26 January 1796
7	Wednesday 27 January 1796
8	Thursday 28 January 1796
9	Friday 29 January 1796
10	Saturday 30 January 1796

décade 14
11	Sunday 31 January 1796
12	Monday 1 February 1796
13	Tuesday 2 February 1796
14	Wednesday 3 February 1796
15	Thursday 4 February 1796
16	Friday 5 February 1796
17	Saturday 6 February 1796
18	Sunday 7 February 1796
19	Monday 8 February 1796
20	Tuesday 9 February 1796

décade 15
21	Wednesday 10 February 1796
22	Thursday 11 February 1796
23	Friday 12 February 1796
24	Saturday 13 February 1796
25	Sunday 14 February 1796
26	Monday 15 February 1796
27	Tuesday 16 February 1796
28	Wednesday 17 February 1796
29	Thursday 18 February 1796
30	Friday 19 February 1796

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Friday 20 January 1797
2	Saturday 21 January 1797
3	Sunday 22 January 1797
4	Monday 23 January 1797
5	Tuesday 24 January 1797
6	Wednesday 25 January 1797
7	Thursday 26 January 1797
8	Friday 27 January 1797
9	Saturday 28 January 1797
10	Sunday 29 January 1797

décade 14
11	Monday 30 January 1797
12	Tuesday 31 January 1797
13	Wednesday 1 February 1797
14	Thursday 2 February 1797
15	Friday 3 February 1797
16	Saturday 4 February 1797
17	Sunday 5 February 1797
18	Monday 6 February 1797
19	Tuesday 7 February 1797
20	Wednesday 8 February 1797

décade 15
21	Thursday 9 February 1797
22	Friday 10 February 1797
23	Saturday 11 February 1797
24	Sunday 12 February 1797
25	Monday 13 February 1797
26	Tuesday 14 February 1797
27	Wednesday 15 February 1797
28	Thursday 16 February 1797
29	Friday 17 February 1797
30	Saturday 18 February 1797

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Saturday 20 January 1798
2	Sunday 21 January 1798
3	Monday 22 January 1798
4	Tuesday 23 January 1798
5	Wednesday 24 January 1798
6	Thursday 25 January 1798
7	Friday 26 January 1798
8	Saturday 27 January 1798
9	Sunday 28 January 1798
10	Monday 29 January 1798

décade 14
11	Tuesday 30 January 1798
12	Wednesday 31 January 1798
13	Thursday 1 February 1798
14	Friday 2 February 1798
15	Saturday 3 February 1798
16	Sunday 4 February 1798
17	Monday 5 February 1798
18	Tuesday 6 February 1798
19	Wednesday 7 February 1798
20	Thursday 8 February 1798

décade 15
21	Friday 9 February 1798
22	Saturday 10 February 1798
23	Sunday 11 February 1798
24	Monday 12 February 1798
25	Tuesday 13 February 1798
26	Wednesday 14 February 1798
27	Thursday 15 February 1798
28	Friday 16 February 1798
29	Saturday 17 February 1798
30	Sunday 18 February 1798

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

VII

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Sunday 20 January 1799
2	Monday 21 January 1799
3	Tuesday 22 January 1799
4	Wednesday 23 January 1799
5	Thursday 24 January 1799
6	Friday 25 January 1799
7	Saturday 26 January 1799
8	Sunday 27 January 1799
9	Monday 28 January 1799
10	Tuesday 29 January 1799

décade 14
11	Wednesday 30 January 1799
12	Thursday 31 January 1799
13	Friday 1 February 1799
14	Saturday 2 February 1799
15	Sunday 3 February 1799
16	Monday 4 February 1799
17	Tuesday 5 February 1799
18	Wednesday 6 February 1799
19	Thursday 7 February 1799
20	Friday 8 February 1799

décade 15
21	Saturday 9 February 1799
22	Sunday 10 February 1799
23	Monday 11 February 1799
24	Tuesday 12 February 1799
25	Wednesday 13 February 1799
26	Thursday 14 February 1799
27	Friday 15 February 1799
28	Saturday 16 February 1799
29	Sunday 17 February 1799
30	Monday 18 February 1799

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

VIII

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Tuesday 21 January 1800
2	Wednesday 22 January 1800
3	Thursday 23 January 1800
4	Friday 24 January 1800
5	Saturday 25 January 1800
6	Sunday 26 January 1800
7	Monday 27 January 1800
8	Tuesday 28 January 1800
9	Wednesday 29 January 1800
10	Thursday 30 January 1800

décade 14
11	Friday 31 January 1800
12	Saturday 1 February 1800
13	Sunday 2 February 1800
14	Monday 3 February 1800
15	Tuesday 4 February 1800
16	Wednesday 5 February 1800
17	Thursday 6 February 1800
18	Friday 7 February 1800
19	Saturday 8 February 1800
20	Sunday 9 February 1800

décade 15
21	Monday 10 February 1800
22	Tuesday 11 February 1800
23	Wednesday 12 February 1800
24	Thursday 13 February 1800
25	Friday 14 February 1800
26	Saturday 15 February 1800
27	Sunday 16 February 1800
28	Monday 17 February 1800
29	Tuesday 18 February 1800
30	Wednesday 19 February 1800

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Wednesday 21 January 1801
2	Thursday 22 January 1801
3	Friday 23 January 1801
4	Saturday 24 January 1801
5	Sunday 25 January 1801
6	Monday 26 January 1801
7	Tuesday 27 January 1801
8	Wednesday 28 January 1801
9	Thursday 29 January 1801
10	Friday 30 January 1801

décade 14
11	Saturday 31 January 1801
12	Sunday 1 February 1801
13	Monday 2 February 1801
14	Tuesday 3 February 1801
15	Wednesday 4 February 1801
16	Thursday 5 February 1801
17	Friday 6 February 1801
18	Saturday 7 February 1801
19	Sunday 8 February 1801
20	Monday 9 February 1801

décade 15
21	Tuesday 10 February 1801
22	Wednesday 11 February 1801
23	Thursday 12 February 1801
24	Friday 13 February 1801
25	Saturday 14 February 1801
26	Sunday 15 February 1801
27	Monday 16 February 1801
28	Tuesday 17 February 1801
29	Wednesday 18 February 1801
30	Thursday 19 February 1801

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Thursday 21 January 1802
2	Friday 22 January 1802
3	Saturday 23 January 1802
4	Sunday 24 January 1802
5	Monday 25 January 1802
6	Tuesday 26 January 1802
7	Wednesday 27 January 1802
8	Thursday 28 January 1802
9	Friday 29 January 1802
10	Saturday 30 January 1802

décade 14
11	Sunday 31 January 1802
12	Monday 1 February 1802
13	Tuesday 2 February 1802
14	Wednesday 3 February 1802
15	Thursday 4 February 1802
16	Friday 5 February 1802
17	Saturday 6 February 1802
18	Sunday 7 February 1802
19	Monday 8 February 1802
20	Tuesday 9 February 1802

décade 15
21	Wednesday 10 February 1802
22	Thursday 11 February 1802
23	Friday 12 February 1802
24	Saturday 13 February 1802
25	Sunday 14 February 1802
26	Monday 15 February 1802
27	Tuesday 16 February 1802
28	Wednesday 17 February 1802
29	Thursday 18 February 1802
30	Friday 19 February 1802

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Friday 21 January 1803
2	Saturday 22 January 1803
3	Sunday 23 January 1803
4	Monday 24 January 1803
5	Tuesday 25 January 1803
6	Wednesday 26 January 1803
7	Thursday 27 January 1803
8	Friday 28 January 1803
9	Saturday 29 January 1803
10	Sunday 30 January 1803

décade 14
11	Monday 31 January 1803
12	Tuesday 1 February 1803
13	Wednesday 2 February 1803
14	Thursday 3 February 1803
15	Friday 4 February 1803
16	Saturday 5 February 1803
17	Sunday 6 February 1803
18	Monday 7 February 1803
19	Tuesday 8 February 1803
20	Wednesday 9 February 1803

décade 15
21	Thursday 10 February 1803
22	Friday 11 February 1803
23	Saturday 12 February 1803
24	Sunday 13 February 1803
25	Monday 14 February 1803
26	Tuesday 15 February 1803
27	Wednesday 16 February 1803
28	Thursday 17 February 1803
29	Friday 18 February 1803
30	Saturday 19 February 1803

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

XII

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Sunday 22 January 1804
2	Monday 23 January 1804
3	Tuesday 24 January 1804
4	Wednesday 25 January 1804
5	Thursday 26 January 1804
6	Friday 27 January 1804
7	Saturday 28 January 1804
8	Sunday 29 January 1804
9	Monday 30 January 1804
10	Tuesday 31 January 1804

décade 14
11	Wednesday 1 February 1804
12	Thursday 2 February 1804
13	Friday 3 February 1804
14	Saturday 4 February 1804
15	Sunday 5 February 1804
16	Monday 6 February 1804
17	Tuesday 7 February 1804
18	Wednesday 8 February 1804
19	Thursday 9 February 1804
20	Friday 10 February 1804

décade 15
21	Saturday 11 February 1804
22	Sunday 12 February 1804
23	Monday 13 February 1804
24	Tuesday 14 February 1804
25	Wednesday 15 February 1804
26	Thursday 16 February 1804
27	Friday 17 February 1804
28	Saturday 18 February 1804
29	Sunday 19 February 1804
30	Monday 20 February 1804

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

XIII

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Monday 21 January 1805
2	Tuesday 22 January 1805
3	Wednesday 23 January 1805
4	Thursday 24 January 1805
5	Friday 25 January 1805
6	Saturday 26 January 1805
7	Sunday 27 January 1805
8	Monday 28 January 1805
9	Tuesday 29 January 1805
10	Wednesday 30 January 1805

décade 14
11	Thursday 31 January 1805
12	Friday 1 February 1805
13	Saturday 2 February 1805
14	Sunday 3 February 1805
15	Monday 4 February 1805
16	Tuesday 5 February 1805
17	Wednesday 6 February 1805
18	Thursday 7 February 1805
19	Friday 8 February 1805
20	Saturday 9 February 1805

décade 15
21	Sunday 10 February 1805
22	Monday 11 February 1805
23	Tuesday 12 February 1805
24	Wednesday 13 February 1805
25	Thursday 14 February 1805
26	Friday 15 February 1805
27	Saturday 16 February 1805
28	Sunday 17 February 1805
29	Monday 18 February 1805
30	Tuesday 19 February 1805

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Pluviôse

XIV

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 13
1	Tuesday 21 January 1806
2	Wednesday 22 January 1806
3	Thursday 23 January 1806
4	Friday 24 January 1806
5	Saturday 25 January 1806
6	Sunday 26 January 1806
7	Monday 27 January 1806
8	Tuesday 28 January 1806
9	Wednesday 29 January 1806
10	Thursday 30 January 1806

décade 14
11	Friday 31 January 1806
12	Saturday 1 February 1806
13	Sunday 2 February 1806
14	Monday 3 February 1806
15	Tuesday 4 February 1806
16	Wednesday 5 February 1806
17	Thursday 6 February 1806
18	Friday 7 February 1806
19	Saturday 8 February 1806
20	Sunday 9 February 1806

décade 15
21	Monday 10 February 1806
22	Tuesday 11 February 1806
23	Wednesday 12 February 1806
24	Thursday 13 February 1806
25	Friday 14 February 1806
26	Saturday 15 February 1806
27	Sunday 16 February 1806
28	Monday 17 February 1806
29	Tuesday 18 February 1806
30	Wednesday 19 February 1806

10 h

3:35:71

08:03:26

24 h

Day name table

Like all FRC months Pluviôse lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). Every day had the name of an agricultural plant, except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi).

	1^re Décade		2^e Décade		3^e Décade
Primidi	1.	Lauréole (Spurge Laurel)	11.	Ellébore (Hellebore)	21.	Thlaspi (Pennycress)
Duodi	2.	Mousse (Moss)	12.	Brocoli (Broccoli)	22.	Thimelé (Rose Daphne)
Tridi	3.	Fragon (Butcher's Broom)	13.	Laurier (Laurel)	23.	Chiendent (Couchgrass)
Quartidi	4.	Perce Neige (Snowdrop)	14.	Avelinier (Cobnut)	24.	Traînasse (Knotweed)
Quintidi	5.	Taureau (Bull)	15.	Vache (Cow)	25.	Lièvre (Hare)
Sextidi	6.	Laurier Thym (Bay Thyme)	16.	Buis (Boxwood)	26.	Guèdre (Dyer's Woad)
Septidi	7.	Amadouvier (Tinder Fungus)	17.	Lichen (Iceland Moss)	27.	Noisetier (Hazelnut)
Octidi	8.	Mézéréon (February Daphne)	18.	If (Yew)	28.	Cyclamen (Sowbread)
Nonidi	9.	Peuplier (Poplar)	19.	Pulmonaire (Lungwort)	29.	Chélidoine (Celandine)
Decadi	10.	Coignée (Hatchet)	20.	Serpette (Pruning Knife)	30.	Traineau (Sleigh)

Conversion table

Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar
for the month "Pluviôse"

II.

III.

VI.

VII.

January

1793

1794

1795

1797

1798

1799

February

IV.

VIII.

IX.

XI.

XIII.

January

1796

1800

1801

1802

1803

1805

February

XII.

January

1804

February

External links

Winter Quarter of Year II (facsimile)

Months in the French Republican Calendar

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