Germinal (month)

This article is about the month in the French Republican Calendar. For the Émile Zola novel, see Germinal (novel). For other uses, see Germinal (disambiguation).

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.

Year: 3	Month: Germinal			Year: III
Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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	Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1h30m33s Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich

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

Year: 1 Month: Germinal Year: I Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 2 Month: Germinal Year: II Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 3 Month: Germinal Year: III Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 4 Month: Germinal Year: IV Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 5 Month: Germinal Year: V Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 6 Month: Germinal Year: VI Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 7 Month: Germinal Year: VII Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 8 Month: Germinal Year: VIII Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 9 Month: Germinal Year: IX Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 10 Month: Germinal Year: X Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 11 Month: Germinal Year: XI Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 12 Month: Germinal Year: XII Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 13 Month: Germinal Year: XIII Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 14 Month: Germinal Year: XIV Day of the 10-day week (décade) 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 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:23:84 Germinal 02:58:20 Time of day - 24 h/day 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.

	1re Décade		2e Décade		3e 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"
I. II. III. IV. 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 March 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 April
VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. 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 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 March 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 April

See also

• Germinal, a novel by Émile Zola titled after the month

External links

• Spring Quarter of Year II (facsimile)