This is what the moon looked like at about 8:15 on Dec 24. We went to the store at about 6:00 and Mars was right under the moon and then after we got back it was to the right of the moon. I really wish I had a telescope to hook the camera to on a night like this.

Moon and Mars | Canon 20D | 70-300 @ 300mm | f/8 | 1/160 | ISO 100 | Tripod