Pluviôse

For the French submarine class, see Pluviôse-class submarine.

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

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

On October 24, 1793 Fabre d'Églantine suggested new names for the French Republican Calendar, and on the 24th November 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. However, in historiography the spelling Pluviôse is still preferred.

Year: 3	Month: Pluviôse			Year: III
Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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	Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9h67m12s Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich

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

Year: 1 Month: Pluviôse Year: I Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 2 Month: Pluviôse Year: II Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 3 Month: Pluviôse Year: III Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 4 Month: Pluviôse Year: IV Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 5 Month: Pluviôse Year: V Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 6 Month: Pluviôse Year: VI Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 7 Month: Pluviôse Year: VII Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 8 Month: Pluviôse Year: VIII Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 9 Month: Pluviôse Year: IX Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 10 Month: Pluviôse Year: X Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 11 Month: Pluviôse Year: XI Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 12 Month: Pluviôse Year: XII Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 13 Month: Pluviôse Year: XIII Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 14 Month: Pluviôse Year: XIV Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 9:60:63 Pluviôse 23:03:19 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich

Day name table

Like all FRC months Pluviôse lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). Each 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).

	1re Décade		2e Décade		3e Décade
Primidi	1.	Lauréole (Spurge Laurel)	11.	Ellébore (Hellebore)	21.	Thlaspi (Pennycress)
Duodi	2.	Mousse (Moss)	12.	Broccoli (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"
I. II. III. V. VI. VII. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 January 1793 1794 1795 1797 1798 1799 February
IV. VIII. IX. X. XI. XIII. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 January 1796 1800 1801 1802 1803 1805 February
XII. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 January 1804 February

External links

• Winter Quarter of Year II (facsimile)