Brumaire

Brumaire (French pronunciation: [bʁymɛʁ]) was the second month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the French brume 'fog', which occurs frequently in France at that time of the year.

Brumaire was the second month of the autumn quarter (mois d'automne). It started between 22 October and 24 October, ending between 20 November and 22 November. It follows Vendémiaire and precedes Frimaire.

In political/historical usage, Brumaire can refer to the coup of 18 Brumaire in the year VIII (9 November 1799), by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of the Directory to replace it with the Consulate, as referenced by Karl Marx in his pamphlet, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, in which Marx parallels Napoleon's original coup with the later 1851 Coup of his nephew, Louis-Napoleon.

Year: 3

Month: Brumaire

Year: III

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Wednesday 22 October 1794
2	Thursday 23 October 1794
3	Friday 24 October 1794
4	Saturday 25 October 1794
5	Sunday 26 October 1794
6	Monday 27 October 1794
7	Tuesday 28 October 1794
8	Wednesday 29 October 1794
9	Thursday 30 October 1794
10	Friday 31 October 1794

décade 5
11	Saturday 1 November 1794
12	Sunday 2 November 1794
13	Monday 3 November 1794
14	Tuesday 4 November 1794
15	Wednesday 5 November 1794
16	Thursday 6 November 1794
17	Friday 7 November 1794
18	Saturday 8 November 1794
19	Sunday 9 November 1794
20	Monday 10 November 1794

décade 6
21	Tuesday 11 November 1794
22	Wednesday 12 November 1794
23	Thursday 13 November 1794
24	Friday 14 November 1794
25	Saturday 15 November 1794
26	Sunday 16 November 1794
27	Monday 17 November 1794
28	Tuesday 18 November 1794
29	Wednesday 19 November 1794
30	Thursday 20 November 1794

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4h50m06s

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

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

Year: 1

Month: Brumaire

Year: I

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Monday 22 October 1792
2	Tuesday 23 October 1792
3	Wednesday 24 October 1792
4	Thursday 25 October 1792
5	Friday 26 October 1792
6	Saturday 27 October 1792
7	Sunday 28 October 1792
8	Monday 29 October 1792
9	Tuesday 30 October 1792
10	Wednesday 31 October 1792

décade 5
11	Thursday 1 November 1792
12	Friday 2 November 1792
13	Saturday 3 November 1792
14	Sunday 4 November 1792
15	Monday 5 November 1792
16	Tuesday 6 November 1792
17	Wednesday 7 November 1792
18	Thursday 8 November 1792
19	Friday 9 November 1792
20	Saturday 10 November 1792

décade 6
21	Sunday 11 November 1792
22	Monday 12 November 1792
23	Tuesday 13 November 1792
24	Wednesday 14 November 1792
25	Thursday 15 November 1792
26	Friday 16 November 1792
27	Saturday 17 November 1792
28	Sunday 18 November 1792
29	Monday 19 November 1792
30	Tuesday 20 November 1792

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 2

Month: Brumaire

Year: II

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Tuesday 22 October 1793
2	Wednesday 23 October 1793
3	Thursday 24 October 1793
4	Friday 25 October 1793
5	Saturday 26 October 1793
6	Sunday 27 October 1793
7	Monday 28 October 1793
8	Tuesday 29 October 1793
9	Wednesday 30 October 1793
10	Thursday 31 October 1793

décade 5
11	Friday 1 November 1793
12	Saturday 2 November 1793
13	Sunday 3 November 1793
14	Monday 4 November 1793
15	Tuesday 5 November 1793
16	Wednesday 6 November 1793
17	Thursday 7 November 1793
18	Friday 8 November 1793
19	Saturday 9 November 1793
20	Sunday 10 November 1793

décade 6
21	Monday 11 November 1793
22	Tuesday 12 November 1793
23	Wednesday 13 November 1793
24	Thursday 14 November 1793
25	Friday 15 November 1793
26	Saturday 16 November 1793
27	Sunday 17 November 1793
28	Monday 18 November 1793
29	Tuesday 19 November 1793
30	Wednesday 20 November 1793

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 3

Month: Brumaire

Year: III

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Wednesday 22 October 1794
2	Thursday 23 October 1794
3	Friday 24 October 1794
4	Saturday 25 October 1794
5	Sunday 26 October 1794
6	Monday 27 October 1794
7	Tuesday 28 October 1794
8	Wednesday 29 October 1794
9	Thursday 30 October 1794
10	Friday 31 October 1794

décade 5
11	Saturday 1 November 1794
12	Sunday 2 November 1794
13	Monday 3 November 1794
14	Tuesday 4 November 1794
15	Wednesday 5 November 1794
16	Thursday 6 November 1794
17	Friday 7 November 1794
18	Saturday 8 November 1794
19	Sunday 9 November 1794
20	Monday 10 November 1794

décade 6
21	Tuesday 11 November 1794
22	Wednesday 12 November 1794
23	Thursday 13 November 1794
24	Friday 14 November 1794
25	Saturday 15 November 1794
26	Sunday 16 November 1794
27	Monday 17 November 1794
28	Tuesday 18 November 1794
29	Wednesday 19 November 1794
30	Thursday 20 November 1794

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 4

Month: Brumaire

Year: IV

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Friday 23 October 1795
2	Saturday 24 October 1795
3	Sunday 25 October 1795
4	Monday 26 October 1795
5	Tuesday 27 October 1795
6	Wednesday 28 October 1795
7	Thursday 29 October 1795
8	Friday 30 October 1795
9	Saturday 31 October 1795
10	Sunday 1 November 1795

décade 5
11	Monday 2 November 1795
12	Tuesday 3 November 1795
13	Wednesday 4 November 1795
14	Thursday 5 November 1795
15	Friday 6 November 1795
16	Saturday 7 November 1795
17	Sunday 8 November 1795
18	Monday 9 November 1795
19	Tuesday 10 November 1795
20	Wednesday 11 November 1795

décade 6
21	Thursday 12 November 1795
22	Friday 13 November 1795
23	Saturday 14 November 1795
24	Sunday 15 November 1795
25	Monday 16 November 1795
26	Tuesday 17 November 1795
27	Wednesday 18 November 1795
28	Thursday 19 November 1795
29	Friday 20 November 1795
30	Saturday 21 November 1795

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 5

Month: Brumaire

Year: V

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Saturday 22 October 1796
2	Sunday 23 October 1796
3	Monday 24 October 1796
4	Tuesday 25 October 1796
5	Wednesday 26 October 1796
6	Thursday 27 October 1796
7	Friday 28 October 1796
8	Saturday 29 October 1796
9	Sunday 30 October 1796
10	Monday 31 October 1796

décade 5
11	Tuesday 1 November 1796
12	Wednesday 2 November 1796
13	Thursday 3 November 1796
14	Friday 4 November 1796
15	Saturday 5 November 1796
16	Sunday 6 November 1796
17	Monday 7 November 1796
18	Tuesday 8 November 1796
19	Wednesday 9 November 1796
20	Thursday 10 November 1796

décade 6
21	Friday 11 November 1796
22	Saturday 12 November 1796
23	Sunday 13 November 1796
24	Monday 14 November 1796
25	Tuesday 15 November 1796
26	Wednesday 16 November 1796
27	Thursday 17 November 1796
28	Friday 18 November 1796
29	Saturday 19 November 1796
30	Sunday 20 November 1796

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 6

Month: Brumaire

Year: VI

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Sunday 22 October 1797
2	Monday 23 October 1797
3	Tuesday 24 October 1797
4	Wednesday 25 October 1797
5	Thursday 26 October 1797
6	Friday 27 October 1797
7	Saturday 28 October 1797
8	Sunday 29 October 1797
9	Monday 30 October 1797
10	Tuesday 31 October 1797

décade 5
11	Wednesday 1 November 1797
12	Thursday 2 November 1797
13	Friday 3 November 1797
14	Saturday 4 November 1797
15	Sunday 5 November 1797
16	Monday 6 November 1797
17	Tuesday 7 November 1797
18	Wednesday 8 November 1797
19	Thursday 9 November 1797
20	Friday 10 November 1797

décade 6
21	Saturday 11 November 1797
22	Sunday 12 November 1797
23	Monday 13 November 1797
24	Tuesday 14 November 1797
25	Wednesday 15 November 1797
26	Thursday 16 November 1797
27	Friday 17 November 1797
28	Saturday 18 November 1797
29	Sunday 19 November 1797
30	Monday 20 November 1797

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 7

Month: Brumaire

Year: VII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Monday 22 October 1798
2	Tuesday 23 October 1798
3	Wednesday 24 October 1798
4	Thursday 25 October 1798
5	Friday 26 October 1798
6	Saturday 27 October 1798
7	Sunday 28 October 1798
8	Monday 29 October 1798
9	Tuesday 30 October 1798
10	Wednesday 31 October 1798

décade 5
11	Thursday 1 November 1798
12	Friday 2 November 1798
13	Saturday 3 November 1798
14	Sunday 4 November 1798
15	Monday 5 November 1798
16	Tuesday 6 November 1798
17	Wednesday 7 November 1798
18	Thursday 8 November 1798
19	Friday 9 November 1798
20	Saturday 10 November 1798

décade 6
21	Sunday 11 November 1798
22	Monday 12 November 1798
23	Tuesday 13 November 1798
24	Wednesday 14 November 1798
25	Thursday 15 November 1798
26	Friday 16 November 1798
27	Saturday 17 November 1798
28	Sunday 18 November 1798
29	Monday 19 November 1798
30	Tuesday 20 November 1798

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 8

Month: Brumaire

Year: VIII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Wednesday 23 October 1799
2	Thursday 24 October 1799
3	Friday 25 October 1799
4	Saturday 26 October 1799
5	Sunday 27 October 1799
6	Monday 28 October 1799
7	Tuesday 29 October 1799
8	Wednesday 30 October 1799
9	Thursday 31 October 1799
10	Friday 1 November 1799

décade 5
11	Saturday 2 November 1799
12	Sunday 3 November 1799
13	Monday 4 November 1799
14	Tuesday 5 November 1799
15	Wednesday 6 November 1799
16	Thursday 7 November 1799
17	Friday 8 November 1799
18	Saturday 9 November 1799
19	Sunday 10 November 1799
20	Monday 11 November 1799

décade 6
21	Tuesday 12 November 1799
22	Wednesday 13 November 1799
23	Thursday 14 November 1799
24	Friday 15 November 1799
25	Saturday 16 November 1799
26	Sunday 17 November 1799
27	Monday 18 November 1799
28	Tuesday 19 November 1799
29	Wednesday 20 November 1799
30	Thursday 21 November 1799

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 9

Month: Brumaire

Year: IX

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Thursday 23 October 1800
2	Friday 24 October 1800
3	Saturday 25 October 1800
4	Sunday 26 October 1800
5	Monday 27 October 1800
6	Tuesday 28 October 1800
7	Wednesday 29 October 1800
8	Thursday 30 October 1800
9	Friday 31 October 1800
10	Saturday 1 November 1800

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

décade 6
21	Wednesday 12 November 1800
22	Thursday 13 November 1800
23	Friday 14 November 1800
24	Saturday 15 November 1800
25	Sunday 16 November 1800
26	Monday 17 November 1800
27	Tuesday 18 November 1800
28	Wednesday 19 November 1800
29	Thursday 20 November 1800
30	Friday 21 November 1800

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 10

Month: Brumaire

Year: X

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Friday 23 October 1801
2	Saturday 24 October 1801
3	Sunday 25 October 1801
4	Monday 26 October 1801
5	Tuesday 27 October 1801
6	Wednesday 28 October 1801
7	Thursday 29 October 1801
8	Friday 30 October 1801
9	Saturday 31 October 1801
10	Sunday 1 November 1801

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

décade 6
21	Thursday 12 November 1801
22	Friday 13 November 1801
23	Saturday 14 November 1801
24	Sunday 15 November 1801
25	Monday 16 November 1801
26	Tuesday 17 November 1801
27	Wednesday 18 November 1801
28	Thursday 19 November 1801
29	Friday 20 November 1801
30	Saturday 21 November 1801

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 11

Month: Brumaire

Year: XI

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Saturday 23 October 1802
2	Sunday 24 October 1802
3	Monday 25 October 1802
4	Tuesday 26 October 1802
5	Wednesday 27 October 1802
6	Thursday 28 October 1802
7	Friday 29 October 1802
8	Saturday 30 October 1802
9	Sunday 31 October 1802
10	Monday 1 November 1802

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

décade 6
21	Friday 12 November 1802
22	Saturday 13 November 1802
23	Sunday 14 November 1802
24	Monday 15 November 1802
25	Tuesday 16 November 1802
26	Wednesday 17 November 1802
27	Thursday 18 November 1802
28	Friday 19 November 1802
29	Saturday 20 November 1802
30	Sunday 21 November 1802

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 12

Month: Brumaire

Year: XII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Monday 24 October 1803
2	Tuesday 25 October 1803
3	Wednesday 26 October 1803
4	Thursday 27 October 1803
5	Friday 28 October 1803
6	Saturday 29 October 1803
7	Sunday 30 October 1803
8	Monday 31 October 1803
9	Tuesday 1 November 1803
10	Wednesday 2 November 1803

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

décade 6
21	Sunday 13 November 1803
22	Monday 14 November 1803
23	Tuesday 15 November 1803
24	Wednesday 16 November 1803
25	Thursday 17 November 1803
26	Friday 18 November 1803
27	Saturday 19 November 1803
28	Sunday 20 November 1803
29	Monday 21 November 1803
30	Tuesday 22 November 1803

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 13

Month: Brumaire

Year: XIII

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Tuesday 23 October 1804
2	Wednesday 24 October 1804
3	Thursday 25 October 1804
4	Friday 26 October 1804
5	Saturday 27 October 1804
6	Sunday 28 October 1804
7	Monday 29 October 1804
8	Tuesday 30 October 1804
9	Wednesday 31 October 1804
10	Thursday 1 November 1804

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

décade 6
21	Monday 12 November 1804
22	Tuesday 13 November 1804
23	Wednesday 14 November 1804
24	Thursday 15 November 1804
25	Friday 16 November 1804
26	Saturday 17 November 1804
27	Sunday 18 November 1804
28	Monday 19 November 1804
29	Tuesday 20 November 1804
30	Wednesday 21 November 1804

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 14

Month: Brumaire

Year: XIV

Day of the 10-day
week (décade)

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 4
1	Wednesday 23 October 1805
2	Thursday 24 October 1805
3	Friday 25 October 1805
4	Saturday 26 October 1805
5	Sunday 27 October 1805
6	Monday 28 October 1805
7	Tuesday 29 October 1805
8	Wednesday 30 October 1805
9	Thursday 31 October 1805
10	Friday 1 November 1805

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

décade 6
21	Tuesday 12 November 1805
22	Wednesday 13 November 1805
23	Thursday 14 November 1805
24	Friday 15 November 1805
25	Saturday 16 November 1805
26	Sunday 17 November 1805
27	Monday 18 November 1805
28	Tuesday 19 November 1805
29	Wednesday 20 November 1805
30	Thursday 21 November 1805

Decimal time - 10 h/day

Paris

4:43:57

10:38:45

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Day name table

Like all FRC months Brumaire 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.	Pomme (Apple)	11.	Salsifis (Salsify)	21.	Bacchante (Wild Ginger)
Duodi	2.	Céleri (Celery)	12.	Macre (Water Chestnut)	22.	Azerole (Crete Hawthorn)
Tridi	3.	Poire (Pear)	13.	Topinambour (Jerusalem Artichoke)	23.	Garence (Madder)
Quartidi	4.	Betterave (Beet Root)	14.	Endive (Endive)	24.	Orange (Orange)
Quintidi	5.	Oye (Goose)	15.	Dindon (Turkey)	25.	Faisan (Pheasant)
Sextidi	6.	Héliotrope (European Turnsole)	16.	Chervi (Skirret)	26.	Pistache (Pistachio)
Septidi	7.	Figue (Fig)	17.	Cresson (Watercress)	27.	Macjonc (Sweetpea)
Octidi	8.	Scorsonère (Black Salsify)	18.	Dentelaire (Leadwort)	28.	Coing (Quince)
Nonidi	9.	Alisier (Chequer Tree)	19.	Grenade (Pomegranate)	29.	Cormier (Service Tree)
Decadi	10.	Charrue (Plough)	20.	Herse (Harrow)	30.	Rouleau (Roller)

Conversion table

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

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

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

October

1792

1793

1794

1796

1797

1798

November

IV

VIII

IX

X

XI

XIII

XIV

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

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

21

October

1795

1799

1800

1801

1802

1804

1805

November

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

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

21

22

October

1803

November

External links

Autumn Quarter of Year II (facsimile)