A full moon fills the center of the night sky, its cratered surface lit in amber and surrounded by a soft golden halo. The sky around it falls away into deep, nearly black blue.

Thin clouds drift across the lower left, catching a little of the moonlight, while dark pine and broadleaf treetops form a jagged silhouette along the bottom right. Fine surface cracks and a dim, aged finish give the scene the look of an old nocturne painting.