Title: In Other Phases
Exact creative prompt: Handcraft a responsive self-contained lunar phase almanac with a deep plum star-speckled background, a large cratered CSS moon inside a thin orbital ring, refined serif editorial title and eight phase selection controls. Each phase must move the shadow and show explanatory copy and approximate cycle day. Make the experience meditative, literary and quietly scientific, and identify it as an artistic study. Use only inline HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Description: A dark celestial field holds a moon as a tactile object, accompanied by a lyrical headline and a compact navigable lunar cycle.
Major visual techniques: Layered radial gradients; circular masking; phase transition; repeated star fields; orbital hairline; lavender monochrome typography.
Interaction model: Select a phase to change its moon illustration, explanation and approximate day in the cycle.