Germinal (month)

Germinal (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁminal]) was the seventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word germen 'germination'. Germinal was the first month of the spring quarter (mois de printemps). It started March 21 or March 22, and ended April 19 or April 20. It follows Ventôse and precedes Floréal.

In the context of the French Revolution, Germinal sometimes refers to the downfall and execution of the Indulgents, Georges Danton and Camille Desmoulins, which took place during Germinal of 1794, four months before the Thermidorian Reaction in which Robespierre himself was executed. The events of Germinal 1794 signaled the beginning of the end of the Reign of Terror.

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Germinal

III

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Saturday 21 March 1795
2	Sunday 22 March 1795
3	Monday 23 March 1795
4	Tuesday 24 March 1795
5	Wednesday 25 March 1795
6	Thursday 26 March 1795
7	Friday 27 March 1795
8	Saturday 28 March 1795
9	Sunday 29 March 1795
10	Monday 30 March 1795

décade 20
11	Tuesday 31 March 1795
12	Wednesday 1 April 1795
13	Thursday 2 April 1795
14	Friday 3 April 1795
15	Saturday 4 April 1795
16	Sunday 5 April 1795
17	Monday 6 April 1795
18	Tuesday 7 April 1795
19	Wednesday 8 April 1795
20	Thursday 9 April 1795

décade 21
21	Friday 10 April 1795
22	Saturday 11 April 1795
23	Sunday 12 April 1795
24	Monday 13 April 1795
25	Tuesday 14 April 1795
26	Wednesday 15 April 1795
27	Thursday 16 April 1795
28	Friday 17 April 1795
29	Saturday 18 April 1795
30	Sunday 19 April 1795

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Paris

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Greenwich

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

1

Germinal

I

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Thursday 21 March 1793
2	Friday 22 March 1793
3	Saturday 23 March 1793
4	Sunday 24 March 1793
5	Monday 25 March 1793
6	Tuesday 26 March 1793
7	Wednesday 27 March 1793
8	Thursday 28 March 1793
9	Friday 29 March 1793
10	Saturday 30 March 1793

décade 20
11	Sunday 31 March 1793
12	Monday 1 April 1793
13	Tuesday 2 April 1793
14	Wednesday 3 April 1793
15	Thursday 4 April 1793
16	Friday 5 April 1793
17	Saturday 6 April 1793
18	Sunday 7 April 1793
19	Monday 8 April 1793
20	Tuesday 9 April 1793

décade 21
21	Wednesday 10 April 1793
22	Thursday 11 April 1793
23	Friday 12 April 1793
24	Saturday 13 April 1793
25	Sunday 14 April 1793
26	Monday 15 April 1793
27	Tuesday 16 April 1793
28	Wednesday 17 April 1793
29	Thursday 18 April 1793
30	Friday 19 April 1793

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

2

Germinal

II

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Friday 21 March 1794
2	Saturday 22 March 1794
3	Sunday 23 March 1794
4	Monday 24 March 1794
5	Tuesday 25 March 1794
6	Wednesday 26 March 1794
7	Thursday 27 March 1794
8	Friday 28 March 1794
9	Saturday 29 March 1794
10	Sunday 30 March 1794

décade 20
11	Monday 31 March 1794
12	Tuesday 1 April 1794
13	Wednesday 2 April 1794
14	Thursday 3 April 1794
15	Friday 4 April 1794
16	Saturday 5 April 1794
17	Sunday 6 April 1794
18	Monday 7 April 1794
19	Tuesday 8 April 1794
20	Wednesday 9 April 1794

décade 21
21	Thursday 10 April 1794
22	Friday 11 April 1794
23	Saturday 12 April 1794
24	Sunday 13 April 1794
25	Monday 14 April 1794
26	Tuesday 15 April 1794
27	Wednesday 16 April 1794
28	Thursday 17 April 1794
29	Friday 18 April 1794
30	Saturday 19 April 1794

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

3

Germinal

III

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Saturday 21 March 1795
2	Sunday 22 March 1795
3	Monday 23 March 1795
4	Tuesday 24 March 1795
5	Wednesday 25 March 1795
6	Thursday 26 March 1795
7	Friday 27 March 1795
8	Saturday 28 March 1795
9	Sunday 29 March 1795
10	Monday 30 March 1795

décade 20
11	Tuesday 31 March 1795
12	Wednesday 1 April 1795
13	Thursday 2 April 1795
14	Friday 3 April 1795
15	Saturday 4 April 1795
16	Sunday 5 April 1795
17	Monday 6 April 1795
18	Tuesday 7 April 1795
19	Wednesday 8 April 1795
20	Thursday 9 April 1795

décade 21
21	Friday 10 April 1795
22	Saturday 11 April 1795
23	Sunday 12 April 1795
24	Monday 13 April 1795
25	Tuesday 14 April 1795
26	Wednesday 15 April 1795
27	Thursday 16 April 1795
28	Friday 17 April 1795
29	Saturday 18 April 1795
30	Sunday 19 April 1795

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

4

Germinal

IV

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Monday 21 March 1796
2	Tuesday 22 March 1796
3	Wednesday 23 March 1796
4	Thursday 24 March 1796
5	Friday 25 March 1796
6	Saturday 26 March 1796
7	Sunday 27 March 1796
8	Monday 28 March 1796
9	Tuesday 29 March 1796
10	Wednesday 30 March 1796

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

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

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

5

Germinal

V

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Tuesday 21 March 1797
2	Wednesday 22 March 1797
3	Thursday 23 March 1797
4	Friday 24 March 1797
5	Saturday 25 March 1797
6	Sunday 26 March 1797
7	Monday 27 March 1797
8	Tuesday 28 March 1797
9	Wednesday 29 March 1797
10	Thursday 30 March 1797

décade 20
11	Friday 31 March 1797
12	Saturday 1 April 1797
13	Sunday 2 April 1797
14	Monday 3 April 1797
15	Tuesday 4 April 1797
16	Wednesday 5 April 1797
17	Thursday 6 April 1797
18	Friday 7 April 1797
19	Saturday 8 April 1797
20	Sunday 9 April 1797

décade 21
21	Monday 10 April 1797
22	Tuesday 11 April 1797
23	Wednesday 12 April 1797
24	Thursday 13 April 1797
25	Friday 14 April 1797
26	Saturday 15 April 1797
27	Sunday 16 April 1797
28	Monday 17 April 1797
29	Tuesday 18 April 1797
30	Wednesday 19 April 1797

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

6

Germinal

VI

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Wednesday 21 March 1798
2	Thursday 22 March 1798
3	Friday 23 March 1798
4	Saturday 24 March 1798
5	Sunday 25 March 1798
6	Monday 26 March 1798
7	Tuesday 27 March 1798
8	Wednesday 28 March 1798
9	Thursday 29 March 1798
10	Friday 30 March 1798

décade 20
11	Saturday 31 March 1798
12	Sunday 1 April 1798
13	Monday 2 April 1798
14	Tuesday 3 April 1798
15	Wednesday 4 April 1798
16	Thursday 5 April 1798
17	Friday 6 April 1798
18	Saturday 7 April 1798
19	Sunday 8 April 1798
20	Monday 9 April 1798

décade 21
21	Tuesday 10 April 1798
22	Wednesday 11 April 1798
23	Thursday 12 April 1798
24	Friday 13 April 1798
25	Saturday 14 April 1798
26	Sunday 15 April 1798
27	Monday 16 April 1798
28	Tuesday 17 April 1798
29	Wednesday 18 April 1798
30	Thursday 19 April 1798

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

7

Germinal

VII

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Thursday 21 March 1799
2	Friday 22 March 1799
3	Saturday 23 March 1799
4	Sunday 24 March 1799
5	Monday 25 March 1799
6	Tuesday 26 March 1799
7	Wednesday 27 March 1799
8	Thursday 28 March 1799
9	Friday 29 March 1799
10	Saturday 30 March 1799

décade 20
11	Sunday 31 March 1799
12	Monday 1 April 1799
13	Tuesday 2 April 1799
14	Wednesday 3 April 1799
15	Thursday 4 April 1799
16	Friday 5 April 1799
17	Saturday 6 April 1799
18	Sunday 7 April 1799
19	Monday 8 April 1799
20	Tuesday 9 April 1799

décade 21
21	Wednesday 10 April 1799
22	Thursday 11 April 1799
23	Friday 12 April 1799
24	Saturday 13 April 1799
25	Sunday 14 April 1799
26	Monday 15 April 1799
27	Tuesday 16 April 1799
28	Wednesday 17 April 1799
29	Thursday 18 April 1799
30	Friday 19 April 1799

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

8

Germinal

VIII

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Saturday 22 March 1800
2	Sunday 23 March 1800
3	Monday 24 March 1800
4	Tuesday 25 March 1800
5	Wednesday 26 March 1800
6	Thursday 27 March 1800
7	Friday 28 March 1800
8	Saturday 29 March 1800
9	Sunday 30 March 1800
10	Monday 31 March 1800

décade 20
11	Tuesday 1 April 1800
12	Wednesday 2 April 1800
13	Thursday 3 April 1800
14	Friday 4 April 1800
15	Saturday 5 April 1800
16	Sunday 6 April 1800
17	Monday 7 April 1800
18	Tuesday 8 April 1800
19	Wednesday 9 April 1800
20	Thursday 10 April 1800

décade 21
21	Friday 11 April 1800
22	Saturday 12 April 1800
23	Sunday 13 April 1800
24	Monday 14 April 1800
25	Tuesday 15 April 1800
26	Wednesday 16 April 1800
27	Thursday 17 April 1800
28	Friday 18 April 1800
29	Saturday 19 April 1800
30	Sunday 20 April 1800

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

9

Germinal

IX

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Sunday 22 March 1801
2	Monday 23 March 1801
3	Tuesday 24 March 1801
4	Wednesday 25 March 1801
5	Thursday 26 March 1801
6	Friday 27 March 1801
7	Saturday 28 March 1801
8	Sunday 29 March 1801
9	Monday 30 March 1801
10	Tuesday 31 March 1801

décade 20
11	Wednesday 1 April 1801
12	Thursday 2 April 1801
13	Friday 3 April 1801
14	Saturday 4 April 1801
15	Sunday 5 April 1801
16	Monday 6 April 1801
17	Tuesday 7 April 1801
18	Wednesday 8 April 1801
19	Thursday 9 April 1801
20	Friday 10 April 1801

décade 21
21	Saturday 11 April 1801
22	Sunday 12 April 1801
23	Monday 13 April 1801
24	Tuesday 14 April 1801
25	Wednesday 15 April 1801
26	Thursday 16 April 1801
27	Friday 17 April 1801
28	Saturday 18 April 1801
29	Sunday 19 April 1801
30	Monday 20 April 1801

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

10

Germinal

X

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Monday 22 March 1802
2	Tuesday 23 March 1802
3	Wednesday 24 March 1802
4	Thursday 25 March 1802
5	Friday 26 March 1802
6	Saturday 27 March 1802
7	Sunday 28 March 1802
8	Monday 29 March 1802
9	Tuesday 30 March 1802
10	Wednesday 31 March 1802

décade 20
11	Thursday 1 April 1802
12	Friday 2 April 1802
13	Saturday 3 April 1802
14	Sunday 4 April 1802
15	Monday 5 April 1802
16	Tuesday 6 April 1802
17	Wednesday 7 April 1802
18	Thursday 8 April 1802
19	Friday 9 April 1802
20	Saturday 10 April 1802

décade 21
21	Sunday 11 April 1802
22	Monday 12 April 1802
23	Tuesday 13 April 1802
24	Wednesday 14 April 1802
25	Thursday 15 April 1802
26	Friday 16 April 1802
27	Saturday 17 April 1802
28	Sunday 18 April 1802
29	Monday 19 April 1802
30	Tuesday 20 April 1802

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

11

Germinal

XI

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Tuesday 22 March 1803
2	Wednesday 23 March 1803
3	Thursday 24 March 1803
4	Friday 25 March 1803
5	Saturday 26 March 1803
6	Sunday 27 March 1803
7	Monday 28 March 1803
8	Tuesday 29 March 1803
9	Wednesday 30 March 1803
10	Thursday 31 March 1803

décade 20
11	Friday 1 April 1803
12	Saturday 2 April 1803
13	Sunday 3 April 1803
14	Monday 4 April 1803
15	Tuesday 5 April 1803
16	Wednesday 6 April 1803
17	Thursday 7 April 1803
18	Friday 8 April 1803
19	Saturday 9 April 1803
20	Sunday 10 April 1803

décade 21
21	Monday 11 April 1803
22	Tuesday 12 April 1803
23	Wednesday 13 April 1803
24	Thursday 14 April 1803
25	Friday 15 April 1803
26	Saturday 16 April 1803
27	Sunday 17 April 1803
28	Monday 18 April 1803
29	Tuesday 19 April 1803
30	Wednesday 20 April 1803

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

12

Germinal

XII

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Thursday 22 March 1804
2	Friday 23 March 1804
3	Saturday 24 March 1804
4	Sunday 25 March 1804
5	Monday 26 March 1804
6	Tuesday 27 March 1804
7	Wednesday 28 March 1804
8	Thursday 29 March 1804
9	Friday 30 March 1804
10	Saturday 31 March 1804

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

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

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

13

Germinal

XIII

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Friday 22 March 1805
2	Saturday 23 March 1805
3	Sunday 24 March 1805
4	Monday 25 March 1805
5	Tuesday 26 March 1805
6	Wednesday 27 March 1805
7	Thursday 28 March 1805
8	Friday 29 March 1805
9	Saturday 30 March 1805
10	Sunday 31 March 1805

décade 20
11	Monday 1 April 1805
12	Tuesday 2 April 1805
13	Wednesday 3 April 1805
14	Thursday 4 April 1805
15	Friday 5 April 1805
16	Saturday 6 April 1805
17	Sunday 7 April 1805
18	Monday 8 April 1805
19	Tuesday 9 April 1805
20	Wednesday 10 April 1805

décade 21
21	Thursday 11 April 1805
22	Friday 12 April 1805
23	Saturday 13 April 1805
24	Sunday 14 April 1805
25	Monday 15 April 1805
26	Tuesday 16 April 1805
27	Wednesday 17 April 1805
28	Thursday 18 April 1805
29	Friday 19 April 1805
30	Saturday 20 April 1805

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

14

Germinal

XIV

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 19
1	Saturday 22 March 1806
2	Sunday 23 March 1806
3	Monday 24 March 1806
4	Tuesday 25 March 1806
5	Wednesday 26 March 1806
6	Thursday 27 March 1806
7	Friday 28 March 1806
8	Saturday 29 March 1806
9	Sunday 30 March 1806
10	Monday 31 March 1806

décade 20
11	Tuesday 1 April 1806
12	Wednesday 2 April 1806
13	Thursday 3 April 1806
14	Friday 4 April 1806
15	Saturday 5 April 1806
16	Sunday 6 April 1806
17	Monday 7 April 1806
18	Tuesday 8 April 1806
19	Wednesday 9 April 1806
20	Thursday 10 April 1806

décade 21
21	Friday 11 April 1806
22	Saturday 12 April 1806
23	Sunday 13 April 1806
24	Monday 14 April 1806
25	Tuesday 15 April 1806
26	Wednesday 16 April 1806
27	Thursday 17 April 1806
28	Friday 18 April 1806
29	Saturday 19 April 1806
30	Sunday 20 April 1806

10 h

Paris

8:33:34

20:00:01

24 h

Greenwich

Day name table

Like all FRC months, Germinal 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). The 26th and 27th changed their role in later years.

	1^re Décade		2^e Décade		3^e Décade
Primidi	1.	Primevère (Primrose)	11.	Pervenche (Periwinkle)	21.	Gainier (Judas tree)
Duodi	2.	Platane (Plane tree)	12.	Charme (Hornbeam)	22.	Romaine (Cos Lettuce)
Tridi	3.	Asperge (Asparagus)	13.	Morille (Round Morel)	23.	Maronnier (Horse Chestnut)
Quartidi	4.	Tulipe (Tulip)	14.	Hêtre (Beech)	24.	Roquette (Rocket)
Quintidi	5.	Poule (Hen)	15.	Abeille (Bee)	25.	Pigeon (Pigeon)
Sextidi	6.	Blette (Beetroot)	16.	Laitue (Lettuce)	26.	Anémone/Lilas (Anemone/Lilac)
Septidi	7.	Bouleau (Birch)	17.	Mélèze (Larch)	27.	Lilas/Anémone (Lilac/Anemone)
Octidi	8.	Jonquille (Jonquil)	18.	Ciguë (Hemlock)	28.	Pensée (Pansy)
Nonidi	9.	Aulne (Alder)	19.	Radis (Radish)	29.	Myrtil (Blueberry)
Decadi	10.	Couvoir (Hatchery)	20.	Ruche (Beehive)	30.	Greffoir (Graft Knife)

Conversion table

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

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March

1793

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April

VIII.

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March

1800

1801

1802

1803

1804

1805

April

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