Thin Moon And Venus

An ultra-thin waxing crescent moon sets along with the -4.29 magnitude planet Venus (center, just above treetops) as seen in the southwest sky from Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa around 5:09 PM CST on Thursday, January 2, 2014. My toes were getting a little chilly from standing in the snow in 3-degree F air temperature for more than 20 minutes!