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).
| 1re Décade | 2e Décade | 3e 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 (Cress) | 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) |
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