Messidor

Messidor (French pronunciation: [mesidɔʁ]) was the tenth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word messis 'harvest'.

Messidor was the first month of the summer quarter (mois d'été). It started on 19 or 20 June. It ended on 18 or 19 July. It follows Prairial and precedes Thermidor.

Year: 3

Month: Messidor

Year: III

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Friday 19 June 1795
2	Saturday 20 June 1795
3	Sunday 21 June 1795
4	Monday 22 June 1795
5	Tuesday 23 June 1795
6	Wednesday 24 June 1795
7	Thursday 25 June 1795
8	Friday 26 June 1795
9	Saturday 27 June 1795
10	Sunday 28 June 1795

décade 29
11	Monday 29 June 1795
12	Tuesday 30 June 1795
13	Wednesday 1 July 1795
14	Thursday 2 July 1795
15	Friday 3 July 1795
16	Saturday 4 July 1795
17	Sunday 5 July 1795
18	Monday 6 July 1795
19	Tuesday 7 July 1795
20	Wednesday 8 July 1795

décade 30
21	Thursday 9 July 1795
22	Friday 10 July 1795
23	Saturday 11 July 1795
24	Sunday 12 July 1795
25	Monday 13 July 1795
26	Tuesday 14 July 1795
27	Wednesday 15 July 1795
28	Thursday 16 July 1795
29	Friday 17 July 1795
30	Saturday 18 July 1795

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7h24m72s

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

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

Year: 1

Month: Messidor

Year: I

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Wednesday 19 June 1793
2	Thursday 20 June 1793
3	Friday 21 June 1793
4	Saturday 22 June 1793
5	Sunday 23 June 1793
6	Monday 24 June 1793
7	Tuesday 25 June 1793
8	Wednesday 26 June 1793
9	Thursday 27 June 1793
10	Friday 28 June 1793

décade 29
11	Saturday 29 June 1793
12	Sunday 30 June 1793
13	Monday 1 July 1793
14	Tuesday 2 July 1793
15	Wednesday 3 July 1793
16	Thursday 4 July 1793
17	Friday 5 July 1793
18	Saturday 6 July 1793
19	Sunday 7 July 1793
20	Monday 8 July 1793

décade 30
21	Tuesday 9 July 1793
22	Wednesday 10 July 1793
23	Thursday 11 July 1793
24	Friday 12 July 1793
25	Saturday 13 July 1793
26	Sunday 14 July 1793
27	Monday 15 July 1793
28	Tuesday 16 July 1793
29	Wednesday 17 July 1793
30	Thursday 18 July 1793

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 2

Month: Messidor

Year: II

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Thursday 19 June 1794
2	Friday 20 June 1794
3	Saturday 21 June 1794
4	Sunday 22 June 1794
5	Monday 23 June 1794
6	Tuesday 24 June 1794
7	Wednesday 25 June 1794
8	Thursday 26 June 1794
9	Friday 27 June 1794
10	Saturday 28 June 1794

décade 29
11	Sunday 29 June 1794
12	Monday 30 June 1794
13	Tuesday 1 July 1794
14	Wednesday 2 July 1794
15	Thursday 3 July 1794
16	Friday 4 July 1794
17	Saturday 5 July 1794
18	Sunday 6 July 1794
19	Monday 7 July 1794
20	Tuesday 8 July 1794

décade 30
21	Wednesday 9 July 1794
22	Thursday 10 July 1794
23	Friday 11 July 1794
24	Saturday 12 July 1794
25	Sunday 13 July 1794
26	Monday 14 July 1794
27	Tuesday 15 July 1794
28	Wednesday 16 July 1794
29	Thursday 17 July 1794
30	Friday 18 July 1794

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 3

Month: Messidor

Year: III

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Friday 19 June 1795
2	Saturday 20 June 1795
3	Sunday 21 June 1795
4	Monday 22 June 1795
5	Tuesday 23 June 1795
6	Wednesday 24 June 1795
7	Thursday 25 June 1795
8	Friday 26 June 1795
9	Saturday 27 June 1795
10	Sunday 28 June 1795

décade 29
11	Monday 29 June 1795
12	Tuesday 30 June 1795
13	Wednesday 1 July 1795
14	Thursday 2 July 1795
15	Friday 3 July 1795
16	Saturday 4 July 1795
17	Sunday 5 July 1795
18	Monday 6 July 1795
19	Tuesday 7 July 1795
20	Wednesday 8 July 1795

décade 30
21	Thursday 9 July 1795
22	Friday 10 July 1795
23	Saturday 11 July 1795
24	Sunday 12 July 1795
25	Monday 13 July 1795
26	Tuesday 14 July 1795
27	Wednesday 15 July 1795
28	Thursday 16 July 1795
29	Friday 17 July 1795
30	Saturday 18 July 1795

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 4

Month: Messidor

Year: IV

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Sunday 19 June 1796
2	Monday 20 June 1796
3	Tuesday 21 June 1796
4	Wednesday 22 June 1796
5	Thursday 23 June 1796
6	Friday 24 June 1796
7	Saturday 25 June 1796
8	Sunday 26 June 1796
9	Monday 27 June 1796
10	Tuesday 28 June 1796

décade 29
11	Wednesday 29 June 1796
12	Thursday 30 June 1796
13	Friday 1 July 1796
14	Saturday 2 July 1796
15	Sunday 3 July 1796
16	Monday 4 July 1796
17	Tuesday 5 July 1796
18	Wednesday 6 July 1796
19	Thursday 7 July 1796
20	Friday 8 July 1796

décade 30
21	Saturday 9 July 1796
22	Sunday 10 July 1796
23	Monday 11 July 1796
24	Tuesday 12 July 1796
25	Wednesday 13 July 1796
26	Thursday 14 July 1796
27	Friday 15 July 1796
28	Saturday 16 July 1796
29	Sunday 17 July 1796
30	Monday 18 July 1796

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 5

Month: Messidor

Year: V

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Monday 19 June 1797
2	Tuesday 20 June 1797
3	Wednesday 21 June 1797
4	Thursday 22 June 1797
5	Friday 23 June 1797
6	Saturday 24 June 1797
7	Sunday 25 June 1797
8	Monday 26 June 1797
9	Tuesday 27 June 1797
10	Wednesday 28 June 1797

décade 29
11	Thursday 29 June 1797
12	Friday 30 June 1797
13	Saturday 1 July 1797
14	Sunday 2 July 1797
15	Monday 3 July 1797
16	Tuesday 4 July 1797
17	Wednesday 5 July 1797
18	Thursday 6 July 1797
19	Friday 7 July 1797
20	Saturday 8 July 1797

décade 30
21	Sunday 9 July 1797
22	Monday 10 July 1797
23	Tuesday 11 July 1797
24	Wednesday 12 July 1797
25	Thursday 13 July 1797
26	Friday 14 July 1797
27	Saturday 15 July 1797
28	Sunday 16 July 1797
29	Monday 17 July 1797
30	Tuesday 18 July 1797

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 6

Month: Messidor

Year: VI

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Tuesday 19 June 1798
2	Wednesday 20 June 1798
3	Thursday 21 June 1798
4	Friday 22 June 1798
5	Saturday 23 June 1798
6	Sunday 24 June 1798
7	Monday 25 June 1798
8	Tuesday 26 June 1798
9	Wednesday 27 June 1798
10	Thursday 28 June 1798

décade 29
11	Friday 29 June 1798
12	Saturday 30 June 1798
13	Sunday 1 July 1798
14	Monday 2 July 1798
15	Tuesday 3 July 1798
16	Wednesday 4 July 1798
17	Thursday 5 July 1798
18	Friday 6 July 1798
19	Saturday 7 July 1798
20	Sunday 8 July 1798

décade 30
21	Monday 9 July 1798
22	Tuesday 10 July 1798
23	Wednesday 11 July 1798
24	Thursday 12 July 1798
25	Friday 13 July 1798
26	Saturday 14 July 1798
27	Sunday 15 July 1798
28	Monday 16 July 1798
29	Tuesday 17 July 1798
30	Wednesday 18 July 1798

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 7

Month: Messidor

Year: VII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Wednesday 19 June 1799
2	Thursday 20 June 1799
3	Friday 21 June 1799
4	Saturday 22 June 1799
5	Sunday 23 June 1799
6	Monday 24 June 1799
7	Tuesday 25 June 1799
8	Wednesday 26 June 1799
9	Thursday 27 June 1799
10	Friday 28 June 1799

décade 29
11	Saturday 29 June 1799
12	Sunday 30 June 1799
13	Monday 1 July 1799
14	Tuesday 2 July 1799
15	Wednesday 3 July 1799
16	Thursday 4 July 1799
17	Friday 5 July 1799
18	Saturday 6 July 1799
19	Sunday 7 July 1799
20	Monday 8 July 1799

décade 30
21	Tuesday 9 July 1799
22	Wednesday 10 July 1799
23	Thursday 11 July 1799
24	Friday 12 July 1799
25	Saturday 13 July 1799
26	Sunday 14 July 1799
27	Monday 15 July 1799
28	Tuesday 16 July 1799
29	Wednesday 17 July 1799
30	Thursday 18 July 1799

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 8

Month: Messidor

Year: VIII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Friday 20 June 1800
2	Saturday 21 June 1800
3	Sunday 22 June 1800
4	Monday 23 June 1800
5	Tuesday 24 June 1800
6	Wednesday 25 June 1800
7	Thursday 26 June 1800
8	Friday 27 June 1800
9	Saturday 28 June 1800
10	Sunday 29 June 1800

décade 29
11	Monday 30 June 1800
12	Tuesday 1 July 1800
13	Wednesday 2 July 1800
14	Thursday 3 July 1800
15	Friday 4 July 1800
16	Saturday 5 July 1800
17	Sunday 6 July 1800
18	Monday 7 July 1800
19	Tuesday 8 July 1800
20	Wednesday 9 July 1800

décade 30
21	Thursday 10 July 1800
22	Friday 11 July 1800
23	Saturday 12 July 1800
24	Sunday 13 July 1800
25	Monday 14 July 1800
26	Tuesday 15 July 1800
27	Wednesday 16 July 1800
28	Thursday 17 July 1800
29	Friday 18 July 1800
30	Saturday 19 July 1800

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 9

Month: Messidor

Year: IX

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Saturday 20 June 1801
2	Sunday 21 June 1801
3	Monday 22 June 1801
4	Tuesday 23 June 1801
5	Wednesday 24 June 1801
6	Thursday 25 June 1801
7	Friday 26 June 1801
8	Saturday 27 June 1801
9	Sunday 28 June 1801
10	Monday 29 June 1801

décade 29
11	Tuesday 30 June 1801
12	Wednesday 1 July 1801
13	Thursday 2 July 1801
14	Friday 3 July 1801
15	Saturday 4 July 1801
16	Sunday 5 July 1801
17	Monday 6 July 1801
18	Tuesday 7 July 1801
19	Wednesday 8 July 1801
20	Thursday 9 July 1801

décade 30
21	Friday 10 July 1801
22	Saturday 11 July 1801
23	Sunday 12 July 1801
24	Monday 13 July 1801
25	Tuesday 14 July 1801
26	Wednesday 15 July 1801
27	Thursday 16 July 1801
28	Friday 17 July 1801
29	Saturday 18 July 1801
30	Sunday 19 July 1801

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 10

Month: Messidor

Year: X

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Sunday 20 June 1802
2	Monday 21 June 1802
3	Tuesday 22 June 1802
4	Wednesday 23 June 1802
5	Thursday 24 June 1802
6	Friday 25 June 1802
7	Saturday 26 June 1802
8	Sunday 27 June 1802
9	Monday 28 June 1802
10	Tuesday 29 June 1802

décade 29
11	Wednesday 30 June 1802
12	Thursday 1 July 1802
13	Friday 2 July 1802
14	Saturday 3 July 1802
15	Sunday 4 July 1802
16	Monday 5 July 1802
17	Tuesday 6 July 1802
18	Wednesday 7 July 1802
19	Thursday 8 July 1802
20	Friday 9 July 1802

décade 30
21	Saturday 10 July 1802
22	Sunday 11 July 1802
23	Monday 12 July 1802
24	Tuesday 13 July 1802
25	Wednesday 14 July 1802
26	Thursday 15 July 1802
27	Friday 16 July 1802
28	Saturday 17 July 1802
29	Sunday 18 July 1802
30	Monday 19 July 1802

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 11

Month: Messidor

Year: XI

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Monday 20 June 1803
2	Tuesday 21 June 1803
3	Wednesday 22 June 1803
4	Thursday 23 June 1803
5	Friday 24 June 1803
6	Saturday 25 June 1803
7	Sunday 26 June 1803
8	Monday 27 June 1803
9	Tuesday 28 June 1803
10	Wednesday 29 June 1803

décade 29
11	Thursday 30 June 1803
12	Friday 1 July 1803
13	Saturday 2 July 1803
14	Sunday 3 July 1803
15	Monday 4 July 1803
16	Tuesday 5 July 1803
17	Wednesday 6 July 1803
18	Thursday 7 July 1803
19	Friday 8 July 1803
20	Saturday 9 July 1803

décade 30
21	Sunday 10 July 1803
22	Monday 11 July 1803
23	Tuesday 12 July 1803
24	Wednesday 13 July 1803
25	Thursday 14 July 1803
26	Friday 15 July 1803
27	Saturday 16 July 1803
28	Sunday 17 July 1803
29	Monday 18 July 1803
30	Tuesday 19 July 1803

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 12

Month: Messidor

Year: XII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Wednesday 20 June 1804
2	Thursday 21 June 1804
3	Friday 22 June 1804
4	Saturday 23 June 1804
5	Sunday 24 June 1804
6	Monday 25 June 1804
7	Tuesday 26 June 1804
8	Wednesday 27 June 1804
9	Thursday 28 June 1804
10	Friday 29 June 1804

décade 29
11	Saturday 30 June 1804
12	Sunday 1 July 1804
13	Monday 2 July 1804
14	Tuesday 3 July 1804
15	Wednesday 4 July 1804
16	Thursday 5 July 1804
17	Friday 6 July 1804
18	Saturday 7 July 1804
19	Sunday 8 July 1804
20	Monday 9 July 1804

décade 30
21	Tuesday 10 July 1804
22	Wednesday 11 July 1804
23	Thursday 12 July 1804
24	Friday 13 July 1804
25	Saturday 14 July 1804
26	Sunday 15 July 1804
27	Monday 16 July 1804
28	Tuesday 17 July 1804
29	Wednesday 18 July 1804
30	Thursday 19 July 1804

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 13

Month: Messidor

Year: XIII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Thursday 20 June 1805
2	Friday 21 June 1805
3	Saturday 22 June 1805
4	Sunday 23 June 1805
5	Monday 24 June 1805
6	Tuesday 25 June 1805
7	Wednesday 26 June 1805
8	Thursday 27 June 1805
9	Friday 28 June 1805
10	Saturday 29 June 1805

décade 29
11	Sunday 30 June 1805
12	Monday 1 July 1805
13	Tuesday 2 July 1805
14	Wednesday 3 July 1805
15	Thursday 4 July 1805
16	Friday 5 July 1805
17	Saturday 6 July 1805
18	Sunday 7 July 1805
19	Monday 8 July 1805
20	Tuesday 9 July 1805

décade 30
21	Wednesday 10 July 1805
22	Thursday 11 July 1805
23	Friday 12 July 1805
24	Saturday 13 July 1805
25	Sunday 14 July 1805
26	Monday 15 July 1805
27	Tuesday 16 July 1805
28	Wednesday 17 July 1805
29	Thursday 18 July 1805
30	Friday 19 July 1805

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 14

Month: Messidor

Year: XIV

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 28
1	Friday 20 June 1806
2	Saturday 21 June 1806
3	Sunday 22 June 1806
4	Monday 23 June 1806
5	Tuesday 24 June 1806
6	Wednesday 25 June 1806
7	Thursday 26 June 1806
8	Friday 27 June 1806
9	Saturday 28 June 1806
10	Sunday 29 June 1806

décade 29
11	Monday 30 June 1806
12	Tuesday 1 July 1806
13	Wednesday 2 July 1806
14	Thursday 3 July 1806
15	Friday 4 July 1806
16	Saturday 5 July 1806
17	Sunday 6 July 1806
18	Monday 7 July 1806
19	Tuesday 8 July 1806
20	Wednesday 9 July 1806

décade 30
21	Thursday 10 July 1806
22	Friday 11 July 1806
23	Saturday 12 July 1806
24	Sunday 13 July 1806
25	Monday 14 July 1806
26	Tuesday 15 July 1806
27	Wednesday 16 July 1806
28	Thursday 17 July 1806
29	Friday 18 July 1806
30	Saturday 19 July 1806

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

7:18:22

17:14:15

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Day name table

Like all FRC months Messidor 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).

	1^re Décade		2^e Décade		3^e Décade
Primidi	1.	Seigle (Rye)	11.	Coriandre (Coriander)	21.	Menthe (Mint)
Duodi	2.	Avoine (Oats)	12.	Artichaut (Artichoke)	22.	Cumin (Caraway)
Tridi	3.	Oignon (Onion)	13.	Giroflée (Clove)	23.	Haricot (Bean)
Quartidi	4.	Véronique (Speedwell)	14.	Lavande (Lavender)	24.	Orcanète (Alkanet)
Quintidi	5.	Mulet (Mule)	15.	Chamois (Chamois)	25.	Pintade (Guinea fowl)
Sextidi	6.	Romarin (Rosemary)	16.	Tabac (Tobacco)	26.	Sauge (Sage)
Septidi	7.	Concombre (Cucumber)	17.	Groseille (Currant)	27.	Aïl (Garlic)
Octidi	8.	Échalotte (Shallot)	18.	Cesse (Vetchling)	28.	Vesce (Vetch)
Nonidi	9.	Absynthe (Wormwood)	19.	Cerise (Cherry)	29.	Blé (Wheat)
Decadi	10.	Faucille (Sickle)	20.	Parc (Fold)	30.	Chalémie (Shawm)

Conversion table

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

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June

1793

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1799

July

VIII.

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June

1800

1801

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1804

1805

July

External links

Summer Quarter of Year II (facsimile)