The moon becomes officially full on Dec. 12 at 12:13 a.m. EST (0513 GMT). Passing through the constellation Taurus, our planet's satellite will rise around 4:18 pm. on Dec. 11 for observers on the U.S. East Coast. The sun sets about 10 minutes later, and observers looking west will see Saturn and Venus in the sky together only a few degrees apart, and Jupiter will be visible as well, though it is difficult to see as it will be just a degree above the horizon by 5 p.m. local time.
The moon itself will be framed by Auriga, the charioteer, to its left (north) and the Hyades star cluster to the south (on the right). The Hyades usually defines the "head" of Taurus, though its fainter stars will be washed out by the lunar glare.