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, which means 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 Pluviôse and precedes the 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. 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 still prefers the spelling Ventôse.


3 Ventôse III
 
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
10 h
Paris
2h38m92s
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich


Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV
1 Ventôse I
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
2 Ventôse II
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
3 Ventôse III
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
4 Ventôse IV
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
5 Ventôse V
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
6 Ventôse VI
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
7 Ventôse VII
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
8 Ventôse VIII
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
9 Ventôse IX
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
10 Ventôse X
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
11 Ventôse XI
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
12 Ventôse XII
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
13 Ventôse XIII
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich
14 Ventôse XIV
 
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
10 h
Paris
2:32:43
Ventôse
05:34:42
24 h
Greenwich

Day name table

Like all FRC months Ventôse 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).

  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

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