Why is this moon red?
First of all there could not be an eclipse on December 23rd because that is one day later than the full moon.

There can be a couple of reasons for the moon looking red or orange:


It is near the horizon, and being viewed through the atmosphere over a large city.  Air pollution (for example from cars, trucks, fires etc) push small sooty particles in to the air.  These particles scatter blue light more than red, so there is less blue light coming towards you directly from the moon.
Sometimes sand from deserts can get blown up into the atmosphere, and it can get carried a long way.  The sand has a similar effect to the soot.