Messidor

Summary

Messidor (French pronunciation: [mesidɔʁ]) was the tenth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word messis, which means 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 the Prairial and precedes the Thermidor.


3 Messidor III   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Friday19 June 1795 2 Saturday20 June 1795 3 Sunday21 June 1795 4 Monday22 June 1795 5 Tuesday23 June 1795 6 Wednesday24 June 1795 7 Thursday25 June 1795 8 Friday26 June 1795 9 Saturday27 June 1795 10 Sunday28 June 1795 décade 29 11 Monday29 June 1795 12 Tuesday30 June 1795 13 Wednesday1 July 1795 14 Thursday2 July 1795 15 Friday3 July 1795 16 Saturday4 July 1795 17 Sunday5 July 1795 18 Monday6 July 1795 19 Tuesday7 July 1795 20 Wednesday8 July 1795 décade 30 21 Thursday9 July 1795 22 Friday10 July 1795 23 Saturday11 July 1795 24 Sunday12 July 1795 25 Monday13 July 1795 26 Tuesday14 July 1795 27 Wednesday15 July 1795 28 Thursday16 July 1795 29 Friday17 July 1795 30 Saturday18 July 1795 10 h Paris 7h69m82s Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich


Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV
1 Messidor I   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Wednesday19 June 1793 2 Thursday20 June 1793 3 Friday21 June 1793 4 Saturday22 June 1793 5 Sunday23 June 1793 6 Monday24 June 1793 7 Tuesday25 June 1793 8 Wednesday26 June 1793 9 Thursday27 June 1793 10 Friday28 June 1793 décade 29 11 Saturday29 June 1793 12 Sunday30 June 1793 13 Monday1 July 1793 14 Tuesday2 July 1793 15 Wednesday3 July 1793 16 Thursday4 July 1793 17 Friday5 July 1793 18 Saturday6 July 1793 19 Sunday7 July 1793 20 Monday8 July 1793 décade 30 21 Tuesday9 July 1793 22 Wednesday10 July 1793 23 Thursday11 July 1793 24 Friday12 July 1793 25 Saturday13 July 1793 26 Sunday14 July 1793 27 Monday15 July 1793 28 Tuesday16 July 1793 29 Wednesday17 July 1793 30 Thursday18 July 1793 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
2 Messidor II   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Thursday19 June 1794 2 Friday20 June 1794 3 Saturday21 June 1794 4 Sunday22 June 1794 5 Monday23 June 1794 6 Tuesday24 June 1794 7 Wednesday25 June 1794 8 Thursday26 June 1794 9 Friday27 June 1794 10 Saturday28 June 1794 décade 29 11 Sunday29 June 1794 12 Monday30 June 1794 13 Tuesday1 July 1794 14 Wednesday2 July 1794 15 Thursday3 July 1794 16 Friday4 July 1794 17 Saturday5 July 1794 18 Sunday6 July 1794 19 Monday7 July 1794 20 Tuesday8 July 1794 décade 30 21 Wednesday9 July 1794 22 Thursday10 July 1794 23 Friday11 July 1794 24 Saturday12 July 1794 25 Sunday13 July 1794 26 Monday14 July 1794 27 Tuesday15 July 1794 28 Wednesday16 July 1794 29 Thursday17 July 1794 30 Friday18 July 1794 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
3 Messidor III   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Friday19 June 1795 2 Saturday20 June 1795 3 Sunday21 June 1795 4 Monday22 June 1795 5 Tuesday23 June 1795 6 Wednesday24 June 1795 7 Thursday25 June 1795 8 Friday26 June 1795 9 Saturday27 June 1795 10 Sunday28 June 1795 décade 29 11 Monday29 June 1795 12 Tuesday30 June 1795 13 Wednesday1 July 1795 14 Thursday2 July 1795 15 Friday3 July 1795 16 Saturday4 July 1795 17 Sunday5 July 1795 18 Monday6 July 1795 19 Tuesday7 July 1795 20 Wednesday8 July 1795 décade 30 21 Thursday9 July 1795 22 Friday10 July 1795 23 Saturday11 July 1795 24 Sunday12 July 1795 25 Monday13 July 1795 26 Tuesday14 July 1795 27 Wednesday15 July 1795 28 Thursday16 July 1795 29 Friday17 July 1795 30 Saturday18 July 1795 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
4 Messidor IV   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Sunday19 June 1796 2 Monday20 June 1796 3 Tuesday21 June 1796 4 Wednesday22 June 1796 5 Thursday23 June 1796 6 Friday24 June 1796 7 Saturday25 June 1796 8 Sunday26 June 1796 9 Monday27 June 1796 10 Tuesday28 June 1796 décade 29 11 Wednesday29 June 1796 12 Thursday30 June 1796 13 Friday1 July 1796 14 Saturday2 July 1796 15 Sunday3 July 1796 16 Monday4 July 1796 17 Tuesday5 July 1796 18 Wednesday6 July 1796 19 Thursday7 July 1796 20 Friday8 July 1796 décade 30 21 Saturday9 July 1796 22 Sunday10 July 1796 23 Monday11 July 1796 24 Tuesday12 July 1796 25 Wednesday13 July 1796 26 Thursday14 July 1796 27 Friday15 July 1796 28 Saturday16 July 1796 29 Sunday17 July 1796 30 Monday18 July 1796 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
5 Messidor V   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Monday19 June 1797 2 Tuesday20 June 1797 3 Wednesday21 June 1797 4 Thursday22 June 1797 5 Friday23 June 1797 6 Saturday24 June 1797 7 Sunday25 June 1797 8 Monday26 June 1797 9 Tuesday27 June 1797 10 Wednesday28 June 1797 décade 29 11 Thursday29 June 1797 12 Friday30 June 1797 13 Saturday1 July 1797 14 Sunday2 July 1797 15 Monday3 July 1797 16 Tuesday4 July 1797 17 Wednesday5 July 1797 18 Thursday6 July 1797 19 Friday7 July 1797 20 Saturday8 July 1797 décade 30 21 Sunday9 July 1797 22 Monday10 July 1797 23 Tuesday11 July 1797 24 Wednesday12 July 1797 25 Thursday13 July 1797 26 Friday14 July 1797 27 Saturday15 July 1797 28 Sunday16 July 1797 29 Monday17 July 1797 30 Tuesday18 July 1797 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
6 Messidor VI   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Tuesday19 June 1798 2 Wednesday20 June 1798 3 Thursday21 June 1798 4 Friday22 June 1798 5 Saturday23 June 1798 6 Sunday24 June 1798 7 Monday25 June 1798 8 Tuesday26 June 1798 9 Wednesday27 June 1798 10 Thursday28 June 1798 décade 29 11 Friday29 June 1798 12 Saturday30 June 1798 13 Sunday1 July 1798 14 Monday2 July 1798 15 Tuesday3 July 1798 16 Wednesday4 July 1798 17 Thursday5 July 1798 18 Friday6 July 1798 19 Saturday7 July 1798 20 Sunday8 July 1798 décade 30 21 Monday9 July 1798 22 Tuesday10 July 1798 23 Wednesday11 July 1798 24 Thursday12 July 1798 25 Friday13 July 1798 26 Saturday14 July 1798 27 Sunday15 July 1798 28 Monday16 July 1798 29 Tuesday17 July 1798 30 Wednesday18 July 1798 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
7 Messidor VII   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Wednesday19 June 1799 2 Thursday20 June 1799 3 Friday21 June 1799 4 Saturday22 June 1799 5 Sunday23 June 1799 6 Monday24 June 1799 7 Tuesday25 June 1799 8 Wednesday26 June 1799 9 Thursday27 June 1799 10 Friday28 June 1799 décade 29 11 Saturday29 June 1799 12 Sunday30 June 1799 13 Monday1 July 1799 14 Tuesday2 July 1799 15 Wednesday3 July 1799 16 Thursday4 July 1799 17 Friday5 July 1799 18 Saturday6 July 1799 19 Sunday7 July 1799 20 Monday8 July 1799 décade 30 21 Tuesday9 July 1799 22 Wednesday10 July 1799 23 Thursday11 July 1799 24 Friday12 July 1799 25 Saturday13 July 1799 26 Sunday14 July 1799 27 Monday15 July 1799 28 Tuesday16 July 1799 29 Wednesday17 July 1799 30 Thursday18 July 1799 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
8 Messidor VIII   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Friday20 June 1800 2 Saturday21 June 1800 3 Sunday22 June 1800 4 Monday23 June 1800 5 Tuesday24 June 1800 6 Wednesday25 June 1800 7 Thursday26 June 1800 8 Friday27 June 1800 9 Saturday28 June 1800 10 Sunday29 June 1800 décade 29 11 Monday30 June 1800 12 Tuesday1 July 1800 13 Wednesday2 July 1800 14 Thursday3 July 1800 15 Friday4 July 1800 16 Saturday5 July 1800 17 Sunday6 July 1800 18 Monday7 July 1800 19 Tuesday8 July 1800 20 Wednesday9 July 1800 décade 30 21 Thursday10 July 1800 22 Friday11 July 1800 23 Saturday12 July 1800 24 Sunday13 July 1800 25 Monday14 July 1800 26 Tuesday15 July 1800 27 Wednesday16 July 1800 28 Thursday17 July 1800 29 Friday18 July 1800 30 Saturday19 July 1800 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
9 Messidor IX   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Saturday20 June 1801 2 Sunday21 June 1801 3 Monday22 June 1801 4 Tuesday23 June 1801 5 Wednesday24 June 1801 6 Thursday25 June 1801 7 Friday26 June 1801 8 Saturday27 June 1801 9 Sunday28 June 1801 10 Monday29 June 1801 décade 29 11 Tuesday30 June 1801 12 Wednesday1 July 1801 13 Thursday2 July 1801 14 Friday3 July 1801 15 Saturday4 July 1801 16 Sunday5 July 1801 17 Monday6 July 1801 18 Tuesday7 July 1801 19 Wednesday8 July 1801 20 Thursday9 July 1801 décade 30 21 Friday10 July 1801 22 Saturday11 July 1801 23 Sunday12 July 1801 24 Monday13 July 1801 25 Tuesday14 July 1801 26 Wednesday15 July 1801 27 Thursday16 July 1801 28 Friday17 July 1801 29 Saturday18 July 1801 30 Sunday19 July 1801 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
10 Messidor X   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Sunday20 June 1802 2 Monday21 June 1802 3 Tuesday22 June 1802 4 Wednesday23 June 1802 5 Thursday24 June 1802 6 Friday25 June 1802 7 Saturday26 June 1802 8 Sunday27 June 1802 9 Monday28 June 1802 10 Tuesday29 June 1802 décade 29 11 Wednesday30 June 1802 12 Thursday1 July 1802 13 Friday2 July 1802 14 Saturday3 July 1802 15 Sunday4 July 1802 16 Monday5 July 1802 17 Tuesday6 July 1802 18 Wednesday7 July 1802 19 Thursday8 July 1802 20 Friday9 July 1802 décade 30 21 Saturday10 July 1802 22 Sunday11 July 1802 23 Monday12 July 1802 24 Tuesday13 July 1802 25 Wednesday14 July 1802 26 Thursday15 July 1802 27 Friday16 July 1802 28 Saturday17 July 1802 29 Sunday18 July 1802 30 Monday19 July 1802 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
11 Messidor XI   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Monday20 June 1803 2 Tuesday21 June 1803 3 Wednesday22 June 1803 4 Thursday23 June 1803 5 Friday24 June 1803 6 Saturday25 June 1803 7 Sunday26 June 1803 8 Monday27 June 1803 9 Tuesday28 June 1803 10 Wednesday29 June 1803 décade 29 11 Thursday30 June 1803 12 Friday1 July 1803 13 Saturday2 July 1803 14 Sunday3 July 1803 15 Monday4 July 1803 16 Tuesday5 July 1803 17 Wednesday6 July 1803 18 Thursday7 July 1803 19 Friday8 July 1803 20 Saturday9 July 1803 décade 30 21 Sunday10 July 1803 22 Monday11 July 1803 23 Tuesday12 July 1803 24 Wednesday13 July 1803 25 Thursday14 July 1803 26 Friday15 July 1803 27 Saturday16 July 1803 28 Sunday17 July 1803 29 Monday18 July 1803 30 Tuesday19 July 1803 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
12 Messidor XII   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Wednesday20 June 1804 2 Thursday21 June 1804 3 Friday22 June 1804 4 Saturday23 June 1804 5 Sunday24 June 1804 6 Monday25 June 1804 7 Tuesday26 June 1804 8 Wednesday27 June 1804 9 Thursday28 June 1804 10 Friday29 June 1804 décade 29 11 Saturday30 June 1804 12 Sunday1 July 1804 13 Monday2 July 1804 14 Tuesday3 July 1804 15 Wednesday4 July 1804 16 Thursday5 July 1804 17 Friday6 July 1804 18 Saturday7 July 1804 19 Sunday8 July 1804 20 Monday9 July 1804 décade 30 21 Tuesday10 July 1804 22 Wednesday11 July 1804 23 Thursday12 July 1804 24 Friday13 July 1804 25 Saturday14 July 1804 26 Sunday15 July 1804 27 Monday16 July 1804 28 Tuesday17 July 1804 29 Wednesday18 July 1804 30 Thursday19 July 1804 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
13 Messidor XIII   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Thursday20 June 1805 2 Friday21 June 1805 3 Saturday22 June 1805 4 Sunday23 June 1805 5 Monday24 June 1805 6 Tuesday25 June 1805 7 Wednesday26 June 1805 8 Thursday27 June 1805 9 Friday28 June 1805 10 Saturday29 June 1805 décade 29 11 Sunday30 June 1805 12 Monday1 July 1805 13 Tuesday2 July 1805 14 Wednesday3 July 1805 15 Thursday4 July 1805 16 Friday5 July 1805 17 Saturday6 July 1805 18 Sunday7 July 1805 19 Monday8 July 1805 20 Tuesday9 July 1805 décade 30 21 Wednesday10 July 1805 22 Thursday11 July 1805 23 Friday12 July 1805 24 Saturday13 July 1805 25 Sunday14 July 1805 26 Monday15 July 1805 27 Tuesday16 July 1805 28 Wednesday17 July 1805 29 Thursday18 July 1805 30 Friday19 July 1805 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich
14 Messidor XIV   Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 28 1 Friday20 June 1806 2 Saturday21 June 1806 3 Sunday22 June 1806 4 Monday23 June 1806 5 Tuesday24 June 1806 6 Wednesday25 June 1806 7 Thursday26 June 1806 8 Friday27 June 1806 9 Saturday28 June 1806 10 Sunday29 June 1806 décade 29 11 Monday30 June 1806 12 Tuesday1 July 1806 13 Wednesday2 July 1806 14 Thursday3 July 1806 15 Friday4 July 1806 16 Saturday5 July 1806 17 Sunday6 July 1806 18 Monday7 July 1806 19 Tuesday8 July 1806 20 Wednesday9 July 1806 décade 30 21 Thursday10 July 1806 22 Friday11 July 1806 23 Saturday12 July 1806 24 Sunday13 July 1806 25 Monday14 July 1806 26 Tuesday15 July 1806 27 Wednesday16 July 1806 28 Thursday17 July 1806 29 Friday18 July 1806 30 Saturday19 July 1806 10 h Paris 7:63:33 Messidor
Messidor
18:19:12
24 h
Greenwich

Day name table edit

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).

  1re Décade 2e Décade 3e 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 edit

Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar
for the month "Messidor"
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
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
June 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 July
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
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
June 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 July

External links edit

  • Summer Quarter of Year II (facsimile)