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4th month in the French Republican calendar
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 .
3
Nivôse
III
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Sunday21 December 1794
2
Monday22 December 1794
3
Tuesday23 December 1794
4
Wednesday24 December 1794
5
Thursday25 December 1794
6
Friday26 December 1794
7
Saturday27 December 1794
8
Sunday28 December 1794
9
Monday29 December 1794
10
Tuesday30 December 1794
décade 11
11
Wednesday31 December 1794
12
Thursday1 January 1795
13
Friday2 January 1795
14
Saturday3 January 1795
15
Sunday4 January 1795
16
Monday5 January 1795
17
Tuesday6 January 1795
18
Wednesday7 January 1795
19
Thursday8 January 1795
20
Friday9 January 1795
décade 12
21
Saturday10 January 1795
22
Sunday11 January 1795
23
Monday12 January 1795
24
Tuesday13 January 1795
25
Wednesday14 January 1795
26
Thursday15 January 1795
27
Friday16 January 1795
28
Saturday17 January 1795
29
Sunday18 January 1795
30
Monday19 January 1795
10 h
Paris
8h46m20s
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV
1
Nivôse
I
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Friday21 December 1792
2
Saturday22 December 1792
3
Sunday23 December 1792
4
Monday24 December 1792
5
Tuesday25 December 1792
6
Wednesday26 December 1792
7
Thursday27 December 1792
8
Friday28 December 1792
9
Saturday29 December 1792
10
Sunday30 December 1792
décade 11
11
Monday31 December 1792
12
Tuesday1 January 1793
13
Wednesday2 January 1793
14
Thursday3 January 1793
15
Friday4 January 1793
16
Saturday5 January 1793
17
Sunday6 January 1793
18
Monday7 January 1793
19
Tuesday8 January 1793
20
Wednesday9 January 1793
décade 12
21
Thursday10 January 1793
22
Friday11 January 1793
23
Saturday12 January 1793
24
Sunday13 January 1793
25
Monday14 January 1793
26
Tuesday15 January 1793
27
Wednesday16 January 1793
28
Thursday17 January 1793
29
Friday18 January 1793
30
Saturday19 January 1793
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
2
Nivôse
II
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Saturday21 December 1793
2
Sunday22 December 1793
3
Monday23 December 1793
4
Tuesday24 December 1793
5
Wednesday25 December 1793
6
Thursday26 December 1793
7
Friday27 December 1793
8
Saturday28 December 1793
9
Sunday29 December 1793
10
Monday30 December 1793
décade 11
11
Tuesday31 December 1793
12
Wednesday1 January 1794
13
Thursday2 January 1794
14
Friday3 January 1794
15
Saturday4 January 1794
16
Sunday5 January 1794
17
Monday6 January 1794
18
Tuesday7 January 1794
19
Wednesday8 January 1794
20
Thursday9 January 1794
décade 12
21
Friday10 January 1794
22
Saturday11 January 1794
23
Sunday12 January 1794
24
Monday13 January 1794
25
Tuesday14 January 1794
26
Wednesday15 January 1794
27
Thursday16 January 1794
28
Friday17 January 1794
29
Saturday18 January 1794
30
Sunday19 January 1794
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
3
Nivôse
III
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Sunday21 December 1794
2
Monday22 December 1794
3
Tuesday23 December 1794
4
Wednesday24 December 1794
5
Thursday25 December 1794
6
Friday26 December 1794
7
Saturday27 December 1794
8
Sunday28 December 1794
9
Monday29 December 1794
10
Tuesday30 December 1794
décade 11
11
Wednesday31 December 1794
12
Thursday1 January 1795
13
Friday2 January 1795
14
Saturday3 January 1795
15
Sunday4 January 1795
16
Monday5 January 1795
17
Tuesday6 January 1795
18
Wednesday7 January 1795
19
Thursday8 January 1795
20
Friday9 January 1795
décade 12
21
Saturday10 January 1795
22
Sunday11 January 1795
23
Monday12 January 1795
24
Tuesday13 January 1795
25
Wednesday14 January 1795
26
Thursday15 January 1795
27
Friday16 January 1795
28
Saturday17 January 1795
29
Sunday18 January 1795
30
Monday19 January 1795
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
4
Nivôse
IV
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Tuesday22 December 1795
2
Wednesday23 December 1795
3
Thursday24 December 1795
4
Friday25 December 1795
5
Saturday26 December 1795
6
Sunday27 December 1795
7
Monday28 December 1795
8
Tuesday29 December 1795
9
Wednesday30 December 1795
10
Thursday31 December 1795
décade 11
11
Friday1 January 1796
12
Saturday2 January 1796
13
Sunday3 January 1796
14
Monday4 January 1796
15
Tuesday5 January 1796
16
Wednesday6 January 1796
17
Thursday7 January 1796
18
Friday8 January 1796
19
Saturday9 January 1796
20
Sunday10 January 1796
décade 12
21
Monday11 January 1796
22
Tuesday12 January 1796
23
Wednesday13 January 1796
24
Thursday14 January 1796
25
Friday15 January 1796
26
Saturday16 January 1796
27
Sunday17 January 1796
28
Monday18 January 1796
29
Tuesday19 January 1796
30
Wednesday20 January 1796
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
5
Nivôse
V
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Wednesday21 December 1796
2
Thursday22 December 1796
3
Friday23 December 1796
4
Saturday24 December 1796
5
Sunday25 December 1796
6
Monday26 December 1796
7
Tuesday27 December 1796
8
Wednesday28 December 1796
9
Thursday29 December 1796
10
Friday30 December 1796
décade 11
11
Saturday31 December 1796
12
Sunday1 January 1797
13
Monday2 January 1797
14
Tuesday3 January 1797
15
Wednesday4 January 1797
16
Thursday5 January 1797
17
Friday6 January 1797
18
Saturday7 January 1797
19
Sunday8 January 1797
20
Monday9 January 1797
décade 12
21
Tuesday10 January 1797
22
Wednesday11 January 1797
23
Thursday12 January 1797
24
Friday13 January 1797
25
Saturday14 January 1797
26
Sunday15 January 1797
27
Monday16 January 1797
28
Tuesday17 January 1797
29
Wednesday18 January 1797
30
Thursday19 January 1797
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
6
Nivôse
VI
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Thursday21 December 1797
2
Friday22 December 1797
3
Saturday23 December 1797
4
Sunday24 December 1797
5
Monday25 December 1797
6
Tuesday26 December 1797
7
Wednesday27 December 1797
8
Thursday28 December 1797
9
Friday29 December 1797
10
Saturday30 December 1797
décade 11
11
Sunday31 December 1797
12
Monday1 January 1798
13
Tuesday2 January 1798
14
Wednesday3 January 1798
15
Thursday4 January 1798
16
Friday5 January 1798
17
Saturday6 January 1798
18
Sunday7 January 1798
19
Monday8 January 1798
20
Tuesday9 January 1798
décade 12
21
Wednesday10 January 1798
22
Thursday11 January 1798
23
Friday12 January 1798
24
Saturday13 January 1798
25
Sunday14 January 1798
26
Monday15 January 1798
27
Tuesday16 January 1798
28
Wednesday17 January 1798
29
Thursday18 January 1798
30
Friday19 January 1798
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
7
Nivôse
VII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Friday21 December 1798
2
Saturday22 December 1798
3
Sunday23 December 1798
4
Monday24 December 1798
5
Tuesday25 December 1798
6
Wednesday26 December 1798
7
Thursday27 December 1798
8
Friday28 December 1798
9
Saturday29 December 1798
10
Sunday30 December 1798
décade 11
11
Monday31 December 1798
12
Tuesday1 January 1799
13
Wednesday2 January 1799
14
Thursday3 January 1799
15
Friday4 January 1799
16
Saturday5 January 1799
17
Sunday6 January 1799
18
Monday7 January 1799
19
Tuesday8 January 1799
20
Wednesday9 January 1799
décade 12
21
Thursday10 January 1799
22
Friday11 January 1799
23
Saturday12 January 1799
24
Sunday13 January 1799
25
Monday14 January 1799
26
Tuesday15 January 1799
27
Wednesday16 January 1799
28
Thursday17 January 1799
29
Friday18 January 1799
30
Saturday19 January 1799
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
8
Nivôse
VIII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Sunday22 December 1799
2
Monday23 December 1799
3
Tuesday24 December 1799
4
Wednesday25 December 1799
5
Thursday26 December 1799
6
Friday27 December 1799
7
Saturday28 December 1799
8
Sunday29 December 1799
9
Monday30 December 1799
10
Tuesday31 December 1799
décade 11
11
Wednesday1 January 1800
12
Thursday2 January 1800
13
Friday3 January 1800
14
Saturday4 January 1800
15
Sunday5 January 1800
16
Monday6 January 1800
17
Tuesday7 January 1800
18
Wednesday8 January 1800
19
Thursday9 January 1800
20
Friday10 January 1800
décade 12
21
Saturday11 January 1800
22
Sunday12 January 1800
23
Monday13 January 1800
24
Tuesday14 January 1800
25
Wednesday15 January 1800
26
Thursday16 January 1800
27
Friday17 January 1800
28
Saturday18 January 1800
29
Sunday19 January 1800
30
Monday20 January 1800
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
9
Nivôse
IX
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Monday22 December 1800
2
Tuesday23 December 1800
3
Wednesday24 December 1800
4
Thursday25 December 1800
5
Friday26 December 1800
6
Saturday27 December 1800
7
Sunday28 December 1800
8
Monday29 December 1800
9
Tuesday30 December 1800
10
Wednesday31 December 1800
décade 11
11
Thursday1 January 1801
12
Friday2 January 1801
13
Saturday3 January 1801
14
Sunday4 January 1801
15
Monday5 January 1801
16
Tuesday6 January 1801
17
Wednesday7 January 1801
18
Thursday8 January 1801
19
Friday9 January 1801
20
Saturday10 January 1801
décade 12
21
Sunday11 January 1801
22
Monday12 January 1801
23
Tuesday13 January 1801
24
Wednesday14 January 1801
25
Thursday15 January 1801
26
Friday16 January 1801
27
Saturday17 January 1801
28
Sunday18 January 1801
29
Monday19 January 1801
30
Tuesday20 January 1801
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
10
Nivôse
X
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Tuesday22 December 1801
2
Wednesday23 December 1801
3
Thursday24 December 1801
4
Friday25 December 1801
5
Saturday26 December 1801
6
Sunday27 December 1801
7
Monday28 December 1801
8
Tuesday29 December 1801
9
Wednesday30 December 1801
10
Thursday31 December 1801
décade 11
11
Friday1 January 1802
12
Saturday2 January 1802
13
Sunday3 January 1802
14
Monday4 January 1802
15
Tuesday5 January 1802
16
Wednesday6 January 1802
17
Thursday7 January 1802
18
Friday8 January 1802
19
Saturday9 January 1802
20
Sunday10 January 1802
décade 12
21
Monday11 January 1802
22
Tuesday12 January 1802
23
Wednesday13 January 1802
24
Thursday14 January 1802
25
Friday15 January 1802
26
Saturday16 January 1802
27
Sunday17 January 1802
28
Monday18 January 1802
29
Tuesday19 January 1802
30
Wednesday20 January 1802
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
11
Nivôse
XI
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Wednesday22 December 1802
2
Thursday23 December 1802
3
Friday24 December 1802
4
Saturday25 December 1802
5
Sunday26 December 1802
6
Monday27 December 1802
7
Tuesday28 December 1802
8
Wednesday29 December 1802
9
Thursday30 December 1802
10
Friday31 December 1802
décade 11
11
Saturday1 January 1803
12
Sunday2 January 1803
13
Monday3 January 1803
14
Tuesday4 January 1803
15
Wednesday5 January 1803
16
Thursday6 January 1803
17
Friday7 January 1803
18
Saturday8 January 1803
19
Sunday9 January 1803
20
Monday10 January 1803
décade 12
21
Tuesday11 January 1803
22
Wednesday12 January 1803
23
Thursday13 January 1803
24
Friday14 January 1803
25
Saturday15 January 1803
26
Sunday16 January 1803
27
Monday17 January 1803
28
Tuesday18 January 1803
29
Wednesday19 January 1803
30
Thursday20 January 1803
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
12
Nivôse
XII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Friday23 December 1803
2
Saturday24 December 1803
3
Sunday25 December 1803
4
Monday26 December 1803
5
Tuesday27 December 1803
6
Wednesday28 December 1803
7
Thursday29 December 1803
8
Friday30 December 1803
9
Saturday31 December 1803
10
Sunday1 January 1804
décade 11
11
Monday2 January 1804
12
Tuesday3 January 1804
13
Wednesday4 January 1804
14
Thursday5 January 1804
15
Friday6 January 1804
16
Saturday7 January 1804
17
Sunday8 January 1804
18
Monday9 January 1804
19
Tuesday10 January 1804
20
Wednesday11 January 1804
décade 12
21
Thursday12 January 1804
22
Friday13 January 1804
23
Saturday14 January 1804
24
Sunday15 January 1804
25
Monday16 January 1804
26
Tuesday17 January 1804
27
Wednesday18 January 1804
28
Thursday19 January 1804
29
Friday20 January 1804
30
Saturday21 January 1804
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
13
Nivôse
XIII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Saturday22 December 1804
2
Sunday23 December 1804
3
Monday24 December 1804
4
Tuesday25 December 1804
5
Wednesday26 December 1804
6
Thursday27 December 1804
7
Friday28 December 1804
8
Saturday29 December 1804
9
Sunday30 December 1804
10
Monday31 December 1804
décade 11
11
Tuesday1 January 1805
12
Wednesday2 January 1805
13
Thursday3 January 1805
14
Friday4 January 1805
15
Saturday5 January 1805
16
Sunday6 January 1805
17
Monday7 January 1805
18
Tuesday8 January 1805
19
Wednesday9 January 1805
20
Thursday10 January 1805
décade 12
21
Friday11 January 1805
22
Saturday12 January 1805
23
Sunday13 January 1805
24
Monday14 January 1805
25
Tuesday15 January 1805
26
Wednesday16 January 1805
27
Thursday17 January 1805
28
Friday18 January 1805
29
Saturday19 January 1805
30
Sunday20 January 1805
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
Greenwich
14
Nivôse
XIV
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 10
1
Sunday22 December 1805
2
Monday23 December 1805
3
Tuesday24 December 1805
4
Wednesday25 December 1805
5
Thursday26 December 1805
6
Friday27 December 1805
7
Saturday28 December 1805
8
Sunday29 December 1805
9
Monday30 December 1805
10
Tuesday31 December 1805
décade 11
11
Wednesday1 January 1806
12
Thursday2 January 1806
13
Friday3 January 1806
14
Saturday4 January 1806
15
Sunday5 January 1806
16
Monday6 January 1806
17
Tuesday7 January 1806
18
Wednesday8 January 1806
19
Thursday9 January 1806
20
Friday10 January 1806
décade 12
21
Saturday11 January 1806
22
Sunday12 January 1806
23
Monday13 January 1806
24
Tuesday14 January 1806
25
Wednesday15 January 1806
26
Thursday16 January 1806
27
Friday17 January 1806
28
Saturday18 January 1806
29
Sunday19 January 1806
30
Monday20 January 1806
10 h
Paris
8:39:71
Nivôse
20:09:11
24 h
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."
1re Décade
2e Décade
3e 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"
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
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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