A glowing orange moon sits low and slightly left of center in a hazy evening sky above a wide stretch of still water. The horizon lies about a third of the way up, with a silhouetted city skyline and a lit pier along the left shore, and a small steam tugboat trailing smoke as it crosses toward the right.

The moon and the scattered shoreline lights are the only warm notes, diffusing softly into the fog so that the skyline and boat fade almost to silhouette. Their amber reflections ripple in gentle vertical strokes across the water. Soft, blended oil brushwork keeps the finish smooth and painterly, with a serene, quietly melancholic mood.