Mooning with Venus

My wife suggested this would make a neat photo and I agree. It’s the moon and a star (i guess, as opposed to a planet) in the upper part of the frame. Can any of you astronomical types enlighten me? It was taken just before sunrise today.

Click through on the image to see a larger version on flickr and leave a comment (if you like it).

Update: Venus? StarDate says for Dec. 6: “Look below Venus at dawn for the crescent Moon, which is at apogee.”