The falling eagle at Wellington

People in the city of Wellington have described the moment a 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled New Zealand's North Island. The quake struck 38km (24 miles) north-east of Masterton at 15:52 local time (02:52 GMT) with no reports of major damage or serious injury. Passengers at Wellington Airport had a lucky escape when a large eagle sculpture - one of two used to promote the Hobbit films - fell from its position suspended from the airport roof. BBC, Jan 20,2014

20 Jan [07:34:09 UT] - Waning Gibbous Moon - Sun (0 aq 9'27") sesquiquadrate Moon (15 vi 9'27")

A chart drawn for the Waning Gibbous Moon on 20 January at Wellington has the Sun [0aq] on the descendant conjunct the star Altair [2aq] in the constellation of the Eagle! [1]

[1] http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Altair.html