FWIW, the following link includes a chart showing the position of Mars relative to Orion and Taurus, but with clear skies, you really can't miss it. Nothing else in the sky is as reddish orange in color.
How to see Mars in early evening in#December » skywatching | Earth & Sky
As Troop198 said, Mars is in the east after nightfall. In the predawn hours, it's in the western sky.
JohnK