Ventôse

For the warship, see French frigate Ventôse.

Ventôse (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃toz]; also Ventose) was the sixth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ventosus meaning 'windy'.

Ventôse was the third month of the winter quarter (mois d'hiver). It started between 19 and 21 February. It ended between 20 and 21 March. It follows the second month, Pluviôse, and precedes the fourth month, Germinal.

New names for the calendar were suggested by Fabre d'Églantine on 24 October 1793 and on 24 November the National Convention accepted the names with minor changes.^{[citation needed]} It was decided to omit the circumflex (accent circonflexe) in the names of the winter months, so the month was named Ventose instead of Ventôse. Historiography prefers the spelling Ventôse.^{[citation needed]}

Year: 3	Month: Ventôse			Year: III
Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi	décade 16 1 Thursday 19 February 1795 2 Friday 20 February 1795 3 Saturday 21 February 1795 4 Sunday 22 February 1795 5 Monday 23 February 1795 6 Tuesday 24 February 1795 7 Wednesday 25 February 1795 8 Thursday 26 February 1795 9 Friday 27 February 1795 10 Saturday 28 February 1795	décade 17 11 Sunday 1 March 1795 12 Monday 2 March 1795 13 Tuesday 3 March 1795 14 Wednesday 4 March 1795 15 Thursday 5 March 1795 16 Friday 6 March 1795 17 Saturday 7 March 1795 18 Sunday 8 March 1795 19 Monday 9 March 1795 20 Tuesday 10 March 1795	décade 18 21 Wednesday 11 March 1795 22 Thursday 12 March 1795 23 Friday 13 March 1795 24 Saturday 14 March 1795 25 Sunday 15 March 1795 26 Monday 16 March 1795 27 Tuesday 17 March 1795 28 Wednesday 18 March 1795 29 Thursday 19 March 1795 30 Friday 20 March 1795	Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0h99m81s Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich

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

Year: 1 Month: Ventôse Year: I Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Tuesday 19 February 1793 2 Wednesday 20 February 1793 3 Thursday 21 February 1793 4 Friday 22 February 1793 5 Saturday 23 February 1793 6 Sunday 24 February 1793 7 Monday 25 February 1793 8 Tuesday 26 February 1793 9 Wednesday 27 February 1793 10 Thursday 28 February 1793 décade 17 11 Friday 1 March 1793 12 Saturday 2 March 1793 13 Sunday 3 March 1793 14 Monday 4 March 1793 15 Tuesday 5 March 1793 16 Wednesday 6 March 1793 17 Thursday 7 March 1793 18 Friday 8 March 1793 19 Saturday 9 March 1793 20 Sunday 10 March 1793 décade 18 21 Monday 11 March 1793 22 Tuesday 12 March 1793 23 Wednesday 13 March 1793 24 Thursday 14 March 1793 25 Friday 15 March 1793 26 Saturday 16 March 1793 27 Sunday 17 March 1793 28 Monday 18 March 1793 29 Tuesday 19 March 1793 30 Wednesday 20 March 1793 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 2 Month: Ventôse Year: II Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Wednesday 19 February 1794 2 Thursday 20 February 1794 3 Friday 21 February 1794 4 Saturday 22 February 1794 5 Sunday 23 February 1794 6 Monday 24 February 1794 7 Tuesday 25 February 1794 8 Wednesday 26 February 1794 9 Thursday 27 February 1794 10 Friday 28 February 1794 décade 17 11 Saturday 1 March 1794 12 Sunday 2 March 1794 13 Monday 3 March 1794 14 Tuesday 4 March 1794 15 Wednesday 5 March 1794 16 Thursday 6 March 1794 17 Friday 7 March 1794 18 Saturday 8 March 1794 19 Sunday 9 March 1794 20 Monday 10 March 1794 décade 18 21 Tuesday 11 March 1794 22 Wednesday 12 March 1794 23 Thursday 13 March 1794 24 Friday 14 March 1794 25 Saturday 15 March 1794 26 Sunday 16 March 1794 27 Monday 17 March 1794 28 Tuesday 18 March 1794 29 Wednesday 19 March 1794 30 Thursday 20 March 1794 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 3 Month: Ventôse Year: III Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Thursday 19 February 1795 2 Friday 20 February 1795 3 Saturday 21 February 1795 4 Sunday 22 February 1795 5 Monday 23 February 1795 6 Tuesday 24 February 1795 7 Wednesday 25 February 1795 8 Thursday 26 February 1795 9 Friday 27 February 1795 10 Saturday 28 February 1795 décade 17 11 Sunday 1 March 1795 12 Monday 2 March 1795 13 Tuesday 3 March 1795 14 Wednesday 4 March 1795 15 Thursday 5 March 1795 16 Friday 6 March 1795 17 Saturday 7 March 1795 18 Sunday 8 March 1795 19 Monday 9 March 1795 20 Tuesday 10 March 1795 décade 18 21 Wednesday 11 March 1795 22 Thursday 12 March 1795 23 Friday 13 March 1795 24 Saturday 14 March 1795 25 Sunday 15 March 1795 26 Monday 16 March 1795 27 Tuesday 17 March 1795 28 Wednesday 18 March 1795 29 Thursday 19 March 1795 30 Friday 20 March 1795 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 4 Month: Ventôse Year: IV Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Saturday 20 February 1796 2 Sunday 21 February 1796 3 Monday 22 February 1796 4 Tuesday 23 February 1796 5 Wednesday 24 February 1796 6 Thursday 25 February 1796 7 Friday 26 February 1796 8 Saturday 27 February 1796 9 Sunday 28 February 1796 10 Monday 29 February 1796 décade 17 11 Tuesday 1 March 1796 12 Wednesday 2 March 1796 13 Thursday 3 March 1796 14 Friday 4 March 1796 15 Saturday 5 March 1796 16 Sunday 6 March 1796 17 Monday 7 March 1796 18 Tuesday 8 March 1796 19 Wednesday 9 March 1796 20 Thursday 10 March 1796 décade 18 21 Friday 11 March 1796 22 Saturday 12 March 1796 23 Sunday 13 March 1796 24 Monday 14 March 1796 25 Tuesday 15 March 1796 26 Wednesday 16 March 1796 27 Thursday 17 March 1796 28 Friday 18 March 1796 29 Saturday 19 March 1796 30 Sunday 20 March 1796 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 5 Month: Ventôse Year: V Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Sunday 19 February 1797 2 Monday 20 February 1797 3 Tuesday 21 February 1797 4 Wednesday 22 February 1797 5 Thursday 23 February 1797 6 Friday 24 February 1797 7 Saturday 25 February 1797 8 Sunday 26 February 1797 9 Monday 27 February 1797 10 Tuesday 28 February 1797 décade 17 11 Wednesday 1 March 1797 12 Thursday 2 March 1797 13 Friday 3 March 1797 14 Saturday 4 March 1797 15 Sunday 5 March 1797 16 Monday 6 March 1797 17 Tuesday 7 March 1797 18 Wednesday 8 March 1797 19 Thursday 9 March 1797 20 Friday 10 March 1797 décade 18 21 Saturday 11 March 1797 22 Sunday 12 March 1797 23 Monday 13 March 1797 24 Tuesday 14 March 1797 25 Wednesday 15 March 1797 26 Thursday 16 March 1797 27 Friday 17 March 1797 28 Saturday 18 March 1797 29 Sunday 19 March 1797 30 Monday 20 March 1797 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 6 Month: Ventôse Year: VI Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Monday 19 February 1798 2 Tuesday 20 February 1798 3 Wednesday 21 February 1798 4 Thursday 22 February 1798 5 Friday 23 February 1798 6 Saturday 24 February 1798 7 Sunday 25 February 1798 8 Monday 26 February 1798 9 Tuesday 27 February 1798 10 Wednesday 28 February 1798 décade 17 11 Thursday 1 March 1798 12 Friday 2 March 1798 13 Saturday 3 March 1798 14 Sunday 4 March 1798 15 Monday 5 March 1798 16 Tuesday 6 March 1798 17 Wednesday 7 March 1798 18 Thursday 8 March 1798 19 Friday 9 March 1798 20 Saturday 10 March 1798 décade 18 21 Sunday 11 March 1798 22 Monday 12 March 1798 23 Tuesday 13 March 1798 24 Wednesday 14 March 1798 25 Thursday 15 March 1798 26 Friday 16 March 1798 27 Saturday 17 March 1798 28 Sunday 18 March 1798 29 Monday 19 March 1798 30 Tuesday 20 March 1798 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 7 Month: Ventôse Year: VII Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Tuesday 19 February 1799 2 Wednesday 20 February 1799 3 Thursday 21 February 1799 4 Friday 22 February 1799 5 Saturday 23 February 1799 6 Sunday 24 February 1799 7 Monday 25 February 1799 8 Tuesday 26 February 1799 9 Wednesday 27 February 1799 10 Thursday 28 February 1799 décade 17 11 Friday 1 March 1799 12 Saturday 2 March 1799 13 Sunday 3 March 1799 14 Monday 4 March 1799 15 Tuesday 5 March 1799 16 Wednesday 6 March 1799 17 Thursday 7 March 1799 18 Friday 8 March 1799 19 Saturday 9 March 1799 20 Sunday 10 March 1799 décade 18 21 Monday 11 March 1799 22 Tuesday 12 March 1799 23 Wednesday 13 March 1799 24 Thursday 14 March 1799 25 Friday 15 March 1799 26 Saturday 16 March 1799 27 Sunday 17 March 1799 28 Monday 18 March 1799 29 Tuesday 19 March 1799 30 Wednesday 20 March 1799 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 8 Month: Ventôse Year: VIII Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Thursday 20 February 1800 2 Friday 21 February 1800 3 Saturday 22 February 1800 4 Sunday 23 February 1800 5 Monday 24 February 1800 6 Tuesday 25 February 1800 7 Wednesday 26 February 1800 8 Thursday 27 February 1800 9 Friday 28 February 1800 10 Saturday 1 March 1800 décade 17 11 Sunday 2 March 1800 12 Monday 3 March 1800 13 Tuesday 4 March 1800 14 Wednesday 5 March 1800 15 Thursday 6 March 1800 16 Friday 7 March 1800 17 Saturday 8 March 1800 18 Sunday 9 March 1800 19 Monday 10 March 1800 20 Tuesday 11 March 1800 décade 18 21 Wednesday 12 March 1800 22 Thursday 13 March 1800 23 Friday 14 March 1800 24 Saturday 15 March 1800 25 Sunday 16 March 1800 26 Monday 17 March 1800 27 Tuesday 18 March 1800 28 Wednesday 19 March 1800 29 Thursday 20 March 1800 30 Friday 21 March 1800 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 9 Month: Ventôse Year: IX Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Friday 20 February 1801 2 Saturday 21 February 1801 3 Sunday 22 February 1801 4 Monday 23 February 1801 5 Tuesday 24 February 1801 6 Wednesday 25 February 1801 7 Thursday 26 February 1801 8 Friday 27 February 1801 9 Saturday 28 February 1801 10 Sunday 1 March 1801 décade 17 11 Monday 2 March 1801 12 Tuesday 3 March 1801 13 Wednesday 4 March 1801 14 Thursday 5 March 1801 15 Friday 6 March 1801 16 Saturday 7 March 1801 17 Sunday 8 March 1801 18 Monday 9 March 1801 19 Tuesday 10 March 1801 20 Wednesday 11 March 1801 décade 18 21 Thursday 12 March 1801 22 Friday 13 March 1801 23 Saturday 14 March 1801 24 Sunday 15 March 1801 25 Monday 16 March 1801 26 Tuesday 17 March 1801 27 Wednesday 18 March 1801 28 Thursday 19 March 1801 29 Friday 20 March 1801 30 Saturday 21 March 1801 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 10 Month: Ventôse Year: X Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Saturday 20 February 1802 2 Sunday 21 February 1802 3 Monday 22 February 1802 4 Tuesday 23 February 1802 5 Wednesday 24 February 1802 6 Thursday 25 February 1802 7 Friday 26 February 1802 8 Saturday 27 February 1802 9 Sunday 28 February 1802 10 Monday 1 March 1802 décade 17 11 Tuesday 2 March 1802 12 Wednesday 3 March 1802 13 Thursday 4 March 1802 14 Friday 5 March 1802 15 Saturday 6 March 1802 16 Sunday 7 March 1802 17 Monday 8 March 1802 18 Tuesday 9 March 1802 19 Wednesday 10 March 1802 20 Thursday 11 March 1802 décade 18 21 Friday 12 March 1802 22 Saturday 13 March 1802 23 Sunday 14 March 1802 24 Monday 15 March 1802 25 Tuesday 16 March 1802 26 Wednesday 17 March 1802 27 Thursday 18 March 1802 28 Friday 19 March 1802 29 Saturday 20 March 1802 30 Sunday 21 March 1802 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 11 Month: Ventôse Year: XI Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Sunday 20 February 1803 2 Monday 21 February 1803 3 Tuesday 22 February 1803 4 Wednesday 23 February 1803 5 Thursday 24 February 1803 6 Friday 25 February 1803 7 Saturday 26 February 1803 8 Sunday 27 February 1803 9 Monday 28 February 1803 10 Tuesday 1 March 1803 décade 17 11 Wednesday 2 March 1803 12 Thursday 3 March 1803 13 Friday 4 March 1803 14 Saturday 5 March 1803 15 Sunday 6 March 1803 16 Monday 7 March 1803 17 Tuesday 8 March 1803 18 Wednesday 9 March 1803 19 Thursday 10 March 1803 20 Friday 11 March 1803 décade 18 21 Saturday 12 March 1803 22 Sunday 13 March 1803 23 Monday 14 March 1803 24 Tuesday 15 March 1803 25 Wednesday 16 March 1803 26 Thursday 17 March 1803 27 Friday 18 March 1803 28 Saturday 19 March 1803 29 Sunday 20 March 1803 30 Monday 21 March 1803 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 12 Month: Ventôse Year: XII Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Tuesday 21 February 1804 2 Wednesday 22 February 1804 3 Thursday 23 February 1804 4 Friday 24 February 1804 5 Saturday 25 February 1804 6 Sunday 26 February 1804 7 Monday 27 February 1804 8 Tuesday 28 February 1804 9 Wednesday 29 February 1804 10 Thursday 1 March 1804 décade 17 11 Friday 2 March 1804 12 Saturday 3 March 1804 13 Sunday 4 March 1804 14 Monday 5 March 1804 15 Tuesday 6 March 1804 16 Wednesday 7 March 1804 17 Thursday 8 March 1804 18 Friday 9 March 1804 19 Saturday 10 March 1804 20 Sunday 11 March 1804 décade 18 21 Monday 12 March 1804 22 Tuesday 13 March 1804 23 Wednesday 14 March 1804 24 Thursday 15 March 1804 25 Friday 16 March 1804 26 Saturday 17 March 1804 27 Sunday 18 March 1804 28 Monday 19 March 1804 29 Tuesday 20 March 1804 30 Wednesday 21 March 1804 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 13 Month: Ventôse Year: XIII Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Wednesday 20 February 1805 2 Thursday 21 February 1805 3 Friday 22 February 1805 4 Saturday 23 February 1805 5 Sunday 24 February 1805 6 Monday 25 February 1805 7 Tuesday 26 February 1805 8 Wednesday 27 February 1805 9 Thursday 28 February 1805 10 Friday 1 March 1805 décade 17 11 Saturday 2 March 1805 12 Sunday 3 March 1805 13 Monday 4 March 1805 14 Tuesday 5 March 1805 15 Wednesday 6 March 1805 16 Thursday 7 March 1805 17 Friday 8 March 1805 18 Saturday 9 March 1805 19 Sunday 10 March 1805 20 Monday 11 March 1805 décade 18 21 Tuesday 12 March 1805 22 Wednesday 13 March 1805 23 Thursday 14 March 1805 24 Friday 15 March 1805 25 Saturday 16 March 1805 26 Sunday 17 March 1805 27 Monday 18 March 1805 28 Tuesday 19 March 1805 29 Wednesday 20 March 1805 30 Thursday 21 March 1805 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 14 Month: Ventôse Year: XIV Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 16 1 Thursday 20 February 1806 2 Friday 21 February 1806 3 Saturday 22 February 1806 4 Sunday 23 February 1806 5 Monday 24 February 1806 6 Tuesday 25 February 1806 7 Wednesday 26 February 1806 8 Thursday 27 February 1806 9 Friday 28 February 1806 10 Saturday 1 March 1806 décade 17 11 Sunday 2 March 1806 12 Monday 3 March 1806 13 Tuesday 4 March 1806 14 Wednesday 5 March 1806 15 Thursday 6 March 1806 16 Friday 7 March 1806 17 Saturday 8 March 1806 18 Sunday 9 March 1806 19 Monday 10 March 1806 20 Tuesday 11 March 1806 décade 18 21 Wednesday 12 March 1806 22 Thursday 13 March 1806 23 Friday 14 March 1806 24 Saturday 15 March 1806 25 Sunday 16 March 1806 26 Monday 17 March 1806 27 Tuesday 18 March 1806 28 Wednesday 19 March 1806 29 Thursday 20 March 1806 30 Friday 21 March 1806 Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 0:93:32 Ventôse 02:14:23 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich

Day name table

Like all FRC months, Ventôse lasts 30 days and is divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). Every day was given 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.	Tussilage (Coltsfoot)	11.	Narcisse (Narcissus)	21.	Mandragore (Mandrake)
Duodi	2.	Cornouiller (Dogwood)	12.	Orme (Elm)	22.	Percil (Parsley)
Tridi	3.	Viollier (Stock)	13.	Fumeterre (Fumitory)	23.	Cochléria (Scurvygrass)
Quartidi	4.	Troëne (Privet)	14.	Vélar (Hedge Mustard)	24.	Pâquerette (Daisy)
Quintidi	5.	Bouc (Billygoat)	15.	Chèvre (Goat)	25.	Thon (Tuna)
Sextidi	6.	Asaret (Wild Ginger)	16.	Epinard (Spinach)	26.	Pissenlit (Dandelion)
Septidi	7.	Alaterne (Evergreen Buckthorn)	17.	Doronic (Leopard's Bane)	27.	Sylvie (Anemone)
Octidi	8.	Violette (Violet)	18.	Mouron (Pimpernel)	28.	Capillaire (Maidenhair Fern)
Nonidi	9.	Marceau (Willow)	19.	Cerfeuil (Chervil)	29.	Frêne (Ash Tree)
Decadi	10.	Bêche (Spade)	20.	Cordeau (Twine)	30.	Plantoir (Dibble)

Conversion table

Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar for the month "Ventôse"
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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 February 1793 1794 1795 1797 1798 1799 March
IV. 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 February 1796 March
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 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 February 1800 1801 1802 1803 1805 March
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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 February 1804 March

External links

• Winter Quarter of Year II (facsimile)