Floréal

Floréal (French pronunciation: [flɔʁeal]) was the eighth month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Latin word flos^{[citation needed]} 'flower'.

Floréal was the second month of the spring quarter (mois de printemps). It started 20 April or 21 April. It ended 19 May or 20 May. It follows Germinal and precedes Prairial.

Year: 3

Month: Floréal

Year: III

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Monday 20 April 1795
2	Tuesday 21 April 1795
3	Wednesday 22 April 1795
4	Thursday 23 April 1795
5	Friday 24 April 1795
6	Saturday 25 April 1795
7	Sunday 26 April 1795
8	Monday 27 April 1795
9	Tuesday 28 April 1795
10	Wednesday 29 April 1795

décade 23
11	Thursday 30 April 1795
12	Friday 1 May 1795
13	Saturday 2 May 1795
14	Sunday 3 May 1795
15	Monday 4 May 1795
16	Tuesday 5 May 1795
17	Wednesday 6 May 1795
18	Thursday 7 May 1795
19	Friday 8 May 1795
20	Saturday 9 May 1795

décade 24
21	Sunday 10 May 1795
22	Monday 11 May 1795
23	Tuesday 12 May 1795
24	Wednesday 13 May 1795
25	Thursday 14 May 1795
26	Friday 15 May 1795
27	Saturday 16 May 1795
28	Sunday 17 May 1795
29	Monday 18 May 1795
30	Tuesday 19 May 1795

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4h45m03s

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

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

Year: 1

Month: Floréal

Year: I

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Saturday 20 April 1793
2	Sunday 21 April 1793
3	Monday 22 April 1793
4	Tuesday 23 April 1793
5	Wednesday 24 April 1793
6	Thursday 25 April 1793
7	Friday 26 April 1793
8	Saturday 27 April 1793
9	Sunday 28 April 1793
10	Monday 29 April 1793

décade 23
11	Tuesday 30 April 1793
12	Wednesday 1 May 1793
13	Thursday 2 May 1793
14	Friday 3 May 1793
15	Saturday 4 May 1793
16	Sunday 5 May 1793
17	Monday 6 May 1793
18	Tuesday 7 May 1793
19	Wednesday 8 May 1793
20	Thursday 9 May 1793

décade 24
21	Friday 10 May 1793
22	Saturday 11 May 1793
23	Sunday 12 May 1793
24	Monday 13 May 1793
25	Tuesday 14 May 1793
26	Wednesday 15 May 1793
27	Thursday 16 May 1793
28	Friday 17 May 1793
29	Saturday 18 May 1793
30	Sunday 19 May 1793

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 2

Month: Floréal

Year: II

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Sunday 20 April 1794
2	Monday 21 April 1794
3	Tuesday 22 April 1794
4	Wednesday 23 April 1794
5	Thursday 24 April 1794
6	Friday 25 April 1794
7	Saturday 26 April 1794
8	Sunday 27 April 1794
9	Monday 28 April 1794
10	Tuesday 29 April 1794

décade 23
11	Wednesday 30 April 1794
12	Thursday 1 May 1794
13	Friday 2 May 1794
14	Saturday 3 May 1794
15	Sunday 4 May 1794
16	Monday 5 May 1794
17	Tuesday 6 May 1794
18	Wednesday 7 May 1794
19	Thursday 8 May 1794
20	Friday 9 May 1794

décade 24
21	Saturday 10 May 1794
22	Sunday 11 May 1794
23	Monday 12 May 1794
24	Tuesday 13 May 1794
25	Wednesday 14 May 1794
26	Thursday 15 May 1794
27	Friday 16 May 1794
28	Saturday 17 May 1794
29	Sunday 18 May 1794
30	Monday 19 May 1794

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 3

Month: Floréal

Year: III

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Monday 20 April 1795
2	Tuesday 21 April 1795
3	Wednesday 22 April 1795
4	Thursday 23 April 1795
5	Friday 24 April 1795
6	Saturday 25 April 1795
7	Sunday 26 April 1795
8	Monday 27 April 1795
9	Tuesday 28 April 1795
10	Wednesday 29 April 1795

décade 23
11	Thursday 30 April 1795
12	Friday 1 May 1795
13	Saturday 2 May 1795
14	Sunday 3 May 1795
15	Monday 4 May 1795
16	Tuesday 5 May 1795
17	Wednesday 6 May 1795
18	Thursday 7 May 1795
19	Friday 8 May 1795
20	Saturday 9 May 1795

décade 24
21	Sunday 10 May 1795
22	Monday 11 May 1795
23	Tuesday 12 May 1795
24	Wednesday 13 May 1795
25	Thursday 14 May 1795
26	Friday 15 May 1795
27	Saturday 16 May 1795
28	Sunday 17 May 1795
29	Monday 18 May 1795
30	Tuesday 19 May 1795

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 4

Month: Floréal

Year: IV

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Wednesday 20 April 1796
2	Thursday 21 April 1796
3	Friday 22 April 1796
4	Saturday 23 April 1796
5	Sunday 24 April 1796
6	Monday 25 April 1796
7	Tuesday 26 April 1796
8	Wednesday 27 April 1796
9	Thursday 28 April 1796
10	Friday 29 April 1796

décade 23
11	Saturday 30 April 1796
12	Sunday 1 May 1796
13	Monday 2 May 1796
14	Tuesday 3 May 1796
15	Wednesday 4 May 1796
16	Thursday 5 May 1796
17	Friday 6 May 1796
18	Saturday 7 May 1796
19	Sunday 8 May 1796
20	Monday 9 May 1796

décade 24
21	Tuesday 10 May 1796
22	Wednesday 11 May 1796
23	Thursday 12 May 1796
24	Friday 13 May 1796
25	Saturday 14 May 1796
26	Sunday 15 May 1796
27	Monday 16 May 1796
28	Tuesday 17 May 1796
29	Wednesday 18 May 1796
30	Thursday 19 May 1796

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 5

Month: Floréal

Year: V

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Thursday 20 April 1797
2	Friday 21 April 1797
3	Saturday 22 April 1797
4	Sunday 23 April 1797
5	Monday 24 April 1797
6	Tuesday 25 April 1797
7	Wednesday 26 April 1797
8	Thursday 27 April 1797
9	Friday 28 April 1797
10	Saturday 29 April 1797

décade 23
11	Sunday 30 April 1797
12	Monday 1 May 1797
13	Tuesday 2 May 1797
14	Wednesday 3 May 1797
15	Thursday 4 May 1797
16	Friday 5 May 1797
17	Saturday 6 May 1797
18	Sunday 7 May 1797
19	Monday 8 May 1797
20	Tuesday 9 May 1797

décade 24
21	Wednesday 10 May 1797
22	Thursday 11 May 1797
23	Friday 12 May 1797
24	Saturday 13 May 1797
25	Sunday 14 May 1797
26	Monday 15 May 1797
27	Tuesday 16 May 1797
28	Wednesday 17 May 1797
29	Thursday 18 May 1797
30	Friday 19 May 1797

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 6

Month: Floréal

Year: VI

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Friday 20 April 1798
2	Saturday 21 April 1798
3	Sunday 22 April 1798
4	Monday 23 April 1798
5	Tuesday 24 April 1798
6	Wednesday 25 April 1798
7	Thursday 26 April 1798
8	Friday 27 April 1798
9	Saturday 28 April 1798
10	Sunday 29 April 1798

décade 23
11	Monday 30 April 1798
12	Tuesday 1 May 1798
13	Wednesday 2 May 1798
14	Thursday 3 May 1798
15	Friday 4 May 1798
16	Saturday 5 May 1798
17	Sunday 6 May 1798
18	Monday 7 May 1798
19	Tuesday 8 May 1798
20	Wednesday 9 May 1798

décade 24
21	Thursday 10 May 1798
22	Friday 11 May 1798
23	Saturday 12 May 1798
24	Sunday 13 May 1798
25	Monday 14 May 1798
26	Tuesday 15 May 1798
27	Wednesday 16 May 1798
28	Thursday 17 May 1798
29	Friday 18 May 1798
30	Saturday 19 May 1798

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 7

Month: Floréal

Year: VII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Saturday 20 April 1799
2	Sunday 21 April 1799
3	Monday 22 April 1799
4	Tuesday 23 April 1799
5	Wednesday 24 April 1799
6	Thursday 25 April 1799
7	Friday 26 April 1799
8	Saturday 27 April 1799
9	Sunday 28 April 1799
10	Monday 29 April 1799

décade 23
11	Tuesday 30 April 1799
12	Wednesday 1 May 1799
13	Thursday 2 May 1799
14	Friday 3 May 1799
15	Saturday 4 May 1799
16	Sunday 5 May 1799
17	Monday 6 May 1799
18	Tuesday 7 May 1799
19	Wednesday 8 May 1799
20	Thursday 9 May 1799

décade 24
21	Friday 10 May 1799
22	Saturday 11 May 1799
23	Sunday 12 May 1799
24	Monday 13 May 1799
25	Tuesday 14 May 1799
26	Wednesday 15 May 1799
27	Thursday 16 May 1799
28	Friday 17 May 1799
29	Saturday 18 May 1799
30	Sunday 19 May 1799

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 8

Month: Floréal

Year: VIII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Monday 21 April 1800
2	Tuesday 22 April 1800
3	Wednesday 23 April 1800
4	Thursday 24 April 1800
5	Friday 25 April 1800
6	Saturday 26 April 1800
7	Sunday 27 April 1800
8	Monday 28 April 1800
9	Tuesday 29 April 1800
10	Wednesday 30 April 1800

décade 23
11	Thursday 1 May 1800
12	Friday 2 May 1800
13	Saturday 3 May 1800
14	Sunday 4 May 1800
15	Monday 5 May 1800
16	Tuesday 6 May 1800
17	Wednesday 7 May 1800
18	Thursday 8 May 1800
19	Friday 9 May 1800
20	Saturday 10 May 1800

décade 24
21	Sunday 11 May 1800
22	Monday 12 May 1800
23	Tuesday 13 May 1800
24	Wednesday 14 May 1800
25	Thursday 15 May 1800
26	Friday 16 May 1800
27	Saturday 17 May 1800
28	Sunday 18 May 1800
29	Monday 19 May 1800
30	Tuesday 20 May 1800

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 9

Month: Floréal

Year: IX

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Tuesday 21 April 1801
2	Wednesday 22 April 1801
3	Thursday 23 April 1801
4	Friday 24 April 1801
5	Saturday 25 April 1801
6	Sunday 26 April 1801
7	Monday 27 April 1801
8	Tuesday 28 April 1801
9	Wednesday 29 April 1801
10	Thursday 30 April 1801

décade 23
11	Friday 1 May 1801
12	Saturday 2 May 1801
13	Sunday 3 May 1801
14	Monday 4 May 1801
15	Tuesday 5 May 1801
16	Wednesday 6 May 1801
17	Thursday 7 May 1801
18	Friday 8 May 1801
19	Saturday 9 May 1801
20	Sunday 10 May 1801

décade 24
21	Monday 11 May 1801
22	Tuesday 12 May 1801
23	Wednesday 13 May 1801
24	Thursday 14 May 1801
25	Friday 15 May 1801
26	Saturday 16 May 1801
27	Sunday 17 May 1801
28	Monday 18 May 1801
29	Tuesday 19 May 1801
30	Wednesday 20 May 1801

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 10

Month: Floréal

Year: X

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Wednesday 21 April 1802
2	Thursday 22 April 1802
3	Friday 23 April 1802
4	Saturday 24 April 1802
5	Sunday 25 April 1802
6	Monday 26 April 1802
7	Tuesday 27 April 1802
8	Wednesday 28 April 1802
9	Thursday 29 April 1802
10	Friday 30 April 1802

décade 23
11	Saturday 1 May 1802
12	Sunday 2 May 1802
13	Monday 3 May 1802
14	Tuesday 4 May 1802
15	Wednesday 5 May 1802
16	Thursday 6 May 1802
17	Friday 7 May 1802
18	Saturday 8 May 1802
19	Sunday 9 May 1802
20	Monday 10 May 1802

décade 24
21	Tuesday 11 May 1802
22	Wednesday 12 May 1802
23	Thursday 13 May 1802
24	Friday 14 May 1802
25	Saturday 15 May 1802
26	Sunday 16 May 1802
27	Monday 17 May 1802
28	Tuesday 18 May 1802
29	Wednesday 19 May 1802
30	Thursday 20 May 1802

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 11

Month: Floréal

Year: XI

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Thursday 21 April 1803
2	Friday 22 April 1803
3	Saturday 23 April 1803
4	Sunday 24 April 1803
5	Monday 25 April 1803
6	Tuesday 26 April 1803
7	Wednesday 27 April 1803
8	Thursday 28 April 1803
9	Friday 29 April 1803
10	Saturday 30 April 1803

décade 23
11	Sunday 1 May 1803
12	Monday 2 May 1803
13	Tuesday 3 May 1803
14	Wednesday 4 May 1803
15	Thursday 5 May 1803
16	Friday 6 May 1803
17	Saturday 7 May 1803
18	Sunday 8 May 1803
19	Monday 9 May 1803
20	Tuesday 10 May 1803

décade 24
21	Wednesday 11 May 1803
22	Thursday 12 May 1803
23	Friday 13 May 1803
24	Saturday 14 May 1803
25	Sunday 15 May 1803
26	Monday 16 May 1803
27	Tuesday 17 May 1803
28	Wednesday 18 May 1803
29	Thursday 19 May 1803
30	Friday 20 May 1803

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 12

Month: Floréal

Year: XII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Saturday 21 April 1804
2	Sunday 22 April 1804
3	Monday 23 April 1804
4	Tuesday 24 April 1804
5	Wednesday 25 April 1804
6	Thursday 26 April 1804
7	Friday 27 April 1804
8	Saturday 28 April 1804
9	Sunday 29 April 1804
10	Monday 30 April 1804

décade 23
11	Tuesday 1 May 1804
12	Wednesday 2 May 1804
13	Thursday 3 May 1804
14	Friday 4 May 1804
15	Saturday 5 May 1804
16	Sunday 6 May 1804
17	Monday 7 May 1804
18	Tuesday 8 May 1804
19	Wednesday 9 May 1804
20	Thursday 10 May 1804

décade 24
21	Friday 11 May 1804
22	Saturday 12 May 1804
23	Sunday 13 May 1804
24	Monday 14 May 1804
25	Tuesday 15 May 1804
26	Wednesday 16 May 1804
27	Thursday 17 May 1804
28	Friday 18 May 1804
29	Saturday 19 May 1804
30	Sunday 20 May 1804

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 13

Month: Floréal

Year: XIII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Sunday 21 April 1805
2	Monday 22 April 1805
3	Tuesday 23 April 1805
4	Wednesday 24 April 1805
5	Thursday 25 April 1805
6	Friday 26 April 1805
7	Saturday 27 April 1805
8	Sunday 28 April 1805
9	Monday 29 April 1805
10	Tuesday 30 April 1805

décade 23
11	Wednesday 1 May 1805
12	Thursday 2 May 1805
13	Friday 3 May 1805
14	Saturday 4 May 1805
15	Sunday 5 May 1805
16	Monday 6 May 1805
17	Tuesday 7 May 1805
18	Wednesday 8 May 1805
19	Thursday 9 May 1805
20	Friday 10 May 1805

décade 24
21	Saturday 11 May 1805
22	Sunday 12 May 1805
23	Monday 13 May 1805
24	Tuesday 14 May 1805
25	Wednesday 15 May 1805
26	Thursday 16 May 1805
27	Friday 17 May 1805
28	Saturday 18 May 1805
29	Sunday 19 May 1805
30	Monday 20 May 1805

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 14

Month: Floréal

Year: XIV

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 22
1	Monday 21 April 1806
2	Tuesday 22 April 1806
3	Wednesday 23 April 1806
4	Thursday 24 April 1806
5	Friday 25 April 1806
6	Saturday 26 April 1806
7	Sunday 27 April 1806
8	Monday 28 April 1806
9	Tuesday 29 April 1806
10	Wednesday 30 April 1806

décade 23
11	Thursday 1 May 1806
12	Friday 2 May 1806
13	Saturday 3 May 1806
14	Sunday 4 May 1806
15	Monday 5 May 1806
16	Tuesday 6 May 1806
17	Wednesday 7 May 1806
18	Thursday 8 May 1806
19	Friday 9 May 1806
20	Saturday 10 May 1806

décade 24
21	Sunday 11 May 1806
22	Monday 12 May 1806
23	Tuesday 13 May 1806
24	Wednesday 14 May 1806
25	Thursday 15 May 1806
26	Friday 16 May 1806
27	Saturday 17 May 1806
28	Sunday 18 May 1806
29	Monday 19 May 1806
30	Tuesday 20 May 1806

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

4:38:54

10:31:30

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Day name table

Like all FRC months Floréal 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.	Rose (Rose)	11.	Rhubarbe (Rhubarb)	21.	Statice (Sea lavender)
Duodi	2.	Chêne (Oak)	12.	Sain-foin (Sainfoin)	22.	Fritillaire (Fritillary)
Tridi	3.	Fougère (Fern)	13.	Bâton d'or (Wallflower)	23.	Bourrache (Borage)
Quartidi	4.	Aubépine (Hawthorn)	14.	Chamerisier (Dwarf Honeysuckle)	24.	Valériane (Valerian)
Quintidi	5.	Rossignol (Nightingale)	15.	Ver-à-soie (Silkworm)	25.	Carpe (Carp)
Sextidi	6.	Ancolie (Columbine)	16.	Consoude (Comfrey)	26.	Fusain (Spindle tree)
Septidi	7.	Muguet (Lily of the Valley)	17.	Pimprenelle (Burnet)	27.	Civette (Chive)
Octidi	8.	Champignon (Mushroom)	18.	Corbeil d'or (Alison)	28.	Buglose (Bugloss)
Nonidi	9.	Hyacinthe (Hyacinth)	19.	Arroche (Orache)	29.	Sénevé (Charlock)
Decadi	10.	Rateau (Rake)	20.	Sarcloir (Hoe)	30.	Houlette (Shepherd's staff)

Conversion table

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

I.

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III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

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1

2

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5

6

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8

9

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11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

April

1793

1794

1795

1796

1797

1798

1799

May

VIII.

IX.

X.

XI.

XII.

XIII.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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9

10

11

12

13

14

15

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27

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30

21

22

23

24

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27

28

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30

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

April

1800

1801

1802

1803

1804

1805

May

Cultural references

British Sea Power reference Floréal in the chorus of Be Gone, from their album Open Season.
Floréal-class frigate. These ships are named after the months of the French Republican calendar.

External links

Spring Quarter of Year II (facsimile)