UEFA Euro 2016  ·  2016 Jun 10, 19:00 UTC  ·  1 month

Euro 2016 kicks off on the 10th of June with France vs. Romania at Stade de France, Saint-Denis just north of Paris. The match starts at 19:00 UTC (21:00 CEST). The final match will take place at the same stadium, July 10, 19:00 UTC (21:00 CEST). The local time in France during the event is CEST (Central European Summer Time) which is equivalent to UTC+2:00

Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics  ·  2016 Aug 05, 23:00 UTC  ·  17 days

The event begins on Aug 05, 23:00 UTC, at the Maracanã Stadium. The local time will be 20:00 BRT (Brasilia Time, which is UTC-3:00). However, as the opening ceremony begins, most of the Eastern Hemisphere will have already passed into the 6th of August. The same stadium will host the closing ceremony on Aug 21, 23:00 UTC (20:00 BRT). Rugby sevens and golf are newcomer sports.

Annular Solar Eclipse  ·  2016 Sep 01, 06:13 UTC

As listed in this NASA chart, the first contact of penumbra is at app. 06:13 UTC. However, the greatest eclipse will occur at app. 09:06:53 UTC (12:16:53 EAT) in Tanzania (Eastern Africa Time). The annular phase of the eclipse will only be observed within a relatively thin geographical strip which stretches between the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean through Gabon, Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique