Nivôse

Nivôse (French pronunciation: [nivoz]; also Nivose) was the fourth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word nivosus 'snowy'.

Nivôse was the first month of the winter quarter (mois d'hiver). It started between 21 and 23 December. It ended between 19 and 21 January. It follows the Frimaire and precedes the Pluviôse.

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

Year: 3

Month: Nivôse

Year: III

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

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

décade 11
11	Wednesday 31 December 1794
12	Thursday 1 January 1795
13	Friday 2 January 1795
14	Saturday 3 January 1795
15	Sunday 4 January 1795
16	Monday 5 January 1795
17	Tuesday 6 January 1795
18	Wednesday 7 January 1795
19	Thursday 8 January 1795
20	Friday 9 January 1795

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7h66m67s

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

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

Year: 1

Month: Nivôse

Year: I

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 10
1	Friday 21 December 1792
2	Saturday 22 December 1792
3	Sunday 23 December 1792
4	Monday 24 December 1792
5	Tuesday 25 December 1792
6	Wednesday 26 December 1792
7	Thursday 27 December 1792
8	Friday 28 December 1792
9	Saturday 29 December 1792
10	Sunday 30 December 1792

décade 11
11	Monday 31 December 1792
12	Tuesday 1 January 1793
13	Wednesday 2 January 1793
14	Thursday 3 January 1793
15	Friday 4 January 1793
16	Saturday 5 January 1793
17	Sunday 6 January 1793
18	Monday 7 January 1793
19	Tuesday 8 January 1793
20	Wednesday 9 January 1793

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 2

Month: Nivôse

Year: II

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

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

décade 11
11	Tuesday 31 December 1793
12	Wednesday 1 January 1794
13	Thursday 2 January 1794
14	Friday 3 January 1794
15	Saturday 4 January 1794
16	Sunday 5 January 1794
17	Monday 6 January 1794
18	Tuesday 7 January 1794
19	Wednesday 8 January 1794
20	Thursday 9 January 1794

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 3

Month: Nivôse

Year: III

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

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

décade 11
11	Wednesday 31 December 1794
12	Thursday 1 January 1795
13	Friday 2 January 1795
14	Saturday 3 January 1795
15	Sunday 4 January 1795
16	Monday 5 January 1795
17	Tuesday 6 January 1795
18	Wednesday 7 January 1795
19	Thursday 8 January 1795
20	Friday 9 January 1795

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 4

Month: Nivôse

Year: IV

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 10
1	Tuesday 22 December 1795
2	Wednesday 23 December 1795
3	Thursday 24 December 1795
4	Friday 25 December 1795
5	Saturday 26 December 1795
6	Sunday 27 December 1795
7	Monday 28 December 1795
8	Tuesday 29 December 1795
9	Wednesday 30 December 1795
10	Thursday 31 December 1795

décade 11
11	Friday 1 January 1796
12	Saturday 2 January 1796
13	Sunday 3 January 1796
14	Monday 4 January 1796
15	Tuesday 5 January 1796
16	Wednesday 6 January 1796
17	Thursday 7 January 1796
18	Friday 8 January 1796
19	Saturday 9 January 1796
20	Sunday 10 January 1796

décade 12
21	Monday 11 January 1796
22	Tuesday 12 January 1796
23	Wednesday 13 January 1796
24	Thursday 14 January 1796
25	Friday 15 January 1796
26	Saturday 16 January 1796
27	Sunday 17 January 1796
28	Monday 18 January 1796
29	Tuesday 19 January 1796
30	Wednesday 20 January 1796

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 5

Month: Nivôse

Year: V

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

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

décade 11
11	Saturday 31 December 1796
12	Sunday 1 January 1797
13	Monday 2 January 1797
14	Tuesday 3 January 1797
15	Wednesday 4 January 1797
16	Thursday 5 January 1797
17	Friday 6 January 1797
18	Saturday 7 January 1797
19	Sunday 8 January 1797
20	Monday 9 January 1797

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 6

Month: Nivôse

Year: VI

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

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

décade 11
11	Sunday 31 December 1797
12	Monday 1 January 1798
13	Tuesday 2 January 1798
14	Wednesday 3 January 1798
15	Thursday 4 January 1798
16	Friday 5 January 1798
17	Saturday 6 January 1798
18	Sunday 7 January 1798
19	Monday 8 January 1798
20	Tuesday 9 January 1798

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 7

Month: Nivôse

Year: VII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

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

décade 11
11	Monday 31 December 1798
12	Tuesday 1 January 1799
13	Wednesday 2 January 1799
14	Thursday 3 January 1799
15	Friday 4 January 1799
16	Saturday 5 January 1799
17	Sunday 6 January 1799
18	Monday 7 January 1799
19	Tuesday 8 January 1799
20	Wednesday 9 January 1799

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 8

Month: Nivôse

Year: VIII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 10
1	Sunday 22 December 1799
2	Monday 23 December 1799
3	Tuesday 24 December 1799
4	Wednesday 25 December 1799
5	Thursday 26 December 1799
6	Friday 27 December 1799
7	Saturday 28 December 1799
8	Sunday 29 December 1799
9	Monday 30 December 1799
10	Tuesday 31 December 1799

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

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 9

Month: Nivôse

Year: IX

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

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

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

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 10

Month: Nivôse

Year: X

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

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

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

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 11

Month: Nivôse

Year: XI

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

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

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

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 12

Month: Nivôse

Year: XII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 10
1	Friday 23 December 1803
2	Saturday 24 December 1803
3	Sunday 25 December 1803
4	Monday 26 December 1803
5	Tuesday 27 December 1803
6	Wednesday 28 December 1803
7	Thursday 29 December 1803
8	Friday 30 December 1803
9	Saturday 31 December 1803
10	Sunday 1 January 1804

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

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 13

Month: Nivôse

Year: XIII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

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

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

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 14

Month: Nivôse

Year: XIV

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

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

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

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

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

7:60:18

18:14:40

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Day name table

Like all months in the French Republican Calendar, Nivôse lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). The 5th (Quintidi) day of every decade was named after a domestic animal, the 10th day (Decadi) after an agricultural tool (Decadi). Different from the other months the rest of the days were not named after an agricultural plant, but after a mineral or animal substance. Fabre d'Églantine says about this topic:

"In Nivôse earth is sealed and usually covered with snow. At this time earth is resting and there are no herbal agriculture products to characterize this month. We rather took names of animal and mineral substances of agricultural use."

	1^re Décade		2^e Décade		3^e Décade
Primidi	1.	Tourbe (Peat)	11.	Granit (Granite)	21.	Pierre à plâtre (Gypsum)
Duodi	2.	Houille (Coal)	12.	Argile (Clay)	22.	Sel (Salt)
Tridi	3.	Bitume (Asphalt)	13.	Ardoise (Slate)	23.	Fer (Iron)
Quartidi	4.	Soufre (Sulphur)	14.	Grès (Sandstone)	24.	Cuivre (Copper)
Quintidi	5.	Chien (Dog)	15.	Lapin (Coney)	25.	Chat (Cat)
Sextidi	6.	Lave (Lava)	16.	Silex (Flint)	26.	Étain (Tin)
Septidi	7.	Terre végétale (Topsoil)	17.	Marne (Marl)	27.	Plomb (Lead)
Octidi	8.	Fumier (Manure)	18.	Pierre à chaux (Limestone)	28.	Zinc (Zinc)
Nonidi	9.	Salpêtre (Nitrate)	19.	Marbre (Marble)	29.	Mercure (Mercury)
Decadi	10.	Fléau (Flail)	20.	Van (Winnowing Basket)	30.	Crible (Sieve)

Conversion table

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

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

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

December

1792–1793

1793–1794

1794–1795

1796–1797

1797–1798

1798–1799

January

IV.

VIII.

IX.

X.

XI.

XIII.

XIV.

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

December

1795–1796

1799–1800

1800–1801

1801–1802

1802–1803

1804–1805

1805

January

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

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

21

December

1803–1804

January

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