Moon and Planets on Frosty Night

A full moon is shown rising from behind Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at 5:21 pm CST, Wednesday, December 11, 2019. This image is a 1/40 second exposure at f/5.6, ISO 400 and 55mm focal length. The moon was rated 99.9% full at this moment.

In the southwest sky, two minutes later, the planets Venus and Saturn were positioned within two degrees of one another. The brighter Venus gleamed at magnitude -3.95 while the fainter Saturn shown at magnitude 0.57. This image is a 1/40 second exposure at f/5.6, ISO 1250 and 55mm focal length. Air temperature was a frosty 15 degrees F. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.