Set the Game Clock — increment 1: the position-circle-6 gamer places Uranus in a sign on the shared game wheel — TDD

The SEED MAP rim's planets are no longer auto-computed — they are PLACED by the
gamers in turn (circle 6→1, Uranus→Saturn→Jupiter→Mars→Sun→Moon; Mercury/Venus
Sun-derived; Neptune/Pluto excluded). This is the first turn: the wheel starts
SIGNS-ONLY (planets eliminated) and the gamer at POSITION CIRCLE 6 places Uranus
by clicking a sign wedge. Roadmap step 21. See project_voronoi_spec.

KEYED ON THE POSITION CIRCLE (slot_number), NOT the role — select_role assigns
roles freely, so position 6 can hold any role; in a generic room BC merely
defaults there. Tests INVERT the slot→role defaults (position 6 = PC, position 1
= BC) so a role-keyed bug would fail them.

- Room.clock_placements JSONField (migration 0020): {planet: sign}, the ritual
  state. The 9ed8771 auto-sky infra (table_sky / sky_chart / convened_at) stays
  DORMANT — future home of the resolved sky; the rim no longer reads it.
- epic.place_clock_planet POST {planet, sign}: the acting seat must be the circle
  whose turn it is (its circle's planet, every earlier planet placed, this one
  not yet) + a real zodiac sign → persists. _clock_placeable_for shared by the
  endpoint + the seed-felt ctx so gate & affordance can't drift. 403 wrong
  circle/turn/seat, 400 bad sign.
- SkyWheel.drawRim(svg, data, opts): opts.placeable turns the sign wedges into
  placement targets (.nw-sign--placeable + click → opts.onPickSign(sign)); still
  singleton-pure (no module writes — Jasmine R9).
- _seed_map_overlay.html: rim renders the placements (sign-midpoint glyph);
  empty → signs-only; the gamer whose turn it is gets the #id_clock_prompt + the
  clickable wedges → POST → adopt the server's placements + repaint (reload-safe).
- _sky.scss: .nw-sign--placeable re-enables pointer-events on the click-through
  rim + a hover brighten; the .clock-prompt label.
- ctx: clock_placements_json + clock_placeable in _role_select_context (drops the
  now-unused room_sky_json). Repointed the 9ed8771 rim FT/ITs (auto-sky →
  placements, empty = signs-only).
- Coverage: Jasmine drawRim R7–R9 (placement clickable / inert without opts /
  singleton-safe); epic PlaceClockPlanetTest (position-keyed, role-inverted) +
  repointed rim ITs; FT position-6 places Uranus → glyph + persist. 1021
  epic+gameboard ITs green; live-verified in Firefox.

DEFERRED: turn progression 5→1 + WS live-broadcast (increment 2); the CSP
ephemeris narrowing + resolving placements → a datetime (later).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/apps/epic/migrations/0020_room_clock_placements.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0 on 2026-06-10 04:47
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('epic', '0019_room_convened_at_room_sky_chart'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='room',
+            name='clock_placements',
+            field=models.JSONField(blank=True, default=dict),
+        ),
+    ]

src/apps/epic/models.py

@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ class Room(models.Model):
     # LAZILY by the table_sky view — legacy rooms key off created_at.
     convened_at = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
     sky_chart = models.JSONField(null=True, blank=True)
+    # Set the Game Clock ritual ([[project-voronoi-spec]]): {planet: sign} placed
+    # by the gamers in turn (circle 6→1, Uranus→…→Moon) — the shared game wheel's
+    # planet source. Resolving these to a datetime → the official sky is a later
+    # increment; for now the rim renders the placements directly (sign granularity).
+    clock_placements = models.JSONField(default=dict, blank=True)
 
     def get_thread_post(self):
         """Get-or-create this room's single game-table thread Post (the POST

src/apps/epic/tests/integrated/test_views.py

@@ -3016,6 +3016,97 @@ class TableSkyViewTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
 
 
+class PlaceClockPlanetTest(TestCase):
+    """Set the Game Clock — increment 1 ([[project-voronoi-spec]]): the six seats
+    set the game's start time by placing planets in signs on the shared wheel, in
+    turn order circle 6 → 1 (Uranus→Saturn→Jupiter→Mars→Sun→Moon). This covers
+    the placement endpoint's gating (right circle for the planet, that planet's
+    turn, valid sign, not re-placeable) + persistence to Room.clock_placements.
+
+    The ritual keys on the POSITION CIRCLE (slot_number), NOT the role — roles are
+    freely chosen in select_role, so position 6 can hold any role. The fixture
+    INVERTS the slot→role defaults (position 6 = PC, position 1 = BC) to prove it:
+    the position-6 gamer places Uranus first regardless of being 'PC'."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.earthman, _ = DeckVariant.objects.get_or_create(
+            slug="earthman",
+            defaults={"name": "Earthman Deck", "card_count": 108, "is_default": True},
+        )
+        self.p6 = User.objects.create(email="p6@clock.io")
+        self.room = Room.objects.create(
+            name="Clock", owner=self.p6, table_status=Room.SKY_SELECT
+        )
+        slot = self.room.gate_slots.get(slot_number=6)
+        slot.gamer = self.p6
+        slot.status = GateSlot.FILLED
+        slot.save()
+        self.room.gate_status = Room.OPEN
+        self.room.save()
+        # Position circle 6, role deliberately PC (not the slot-6 default BC) —
+        # the ritual must key on the position, not the role.
+        self.seat = TableSeat.objects.create(
+            room=self.room, gamer=self.p6, slot_number=6, role="PC",
+            deck_variant=self.earthman,
+        )
+        self.url = reverse("epic:place_clock_planet", kwargs={"room_id": self.room.id})
+        self.client.force_login(self.p6)
+
+    def _post(self, planet="Uranus", sign="Aquarius"):
+        return self.client.post(self.url, {"planet": planet, "sign": sign})
+
+    def test_position_6_places_uranus(self):
+        response = self._post()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.room.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(self.room.clock_placements, {"Uranus": "Aquarius"})
+
+    def test_get_not_allowed(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.client.get(self.url).status_code, 405)
+
+    def test_invalid_sign_rejected(self):
+        response = self._post(sign="Notasign")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        self.room.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(self.room.clock_placements, {})
+
+    def test_wrong_planet_for_circle_rejected(self):
+        """Position circle 6 places Uranus, not Saturn (circle 5's planet)."""
+        response = self._post(planet="Saturn", sign="Aquarius")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.room.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(self.room.clock_placements, {})
+
+    def test_keys_on_position_not_role(self):
+        """The BC role at POSITION 1 still can't open the ritual — Uranus is
+        position 6's, whoever sits there. (Inverted defaults: a 'BC' gamer who is
+        NOT at circle 6 is powerless; the 'PC' gamer AT circle 6 is the one who
+        places Uranus, proven by test_position_6_places_uranus.)"""
+        bc_at_1 = User.objects.create(email="bc-at-1@clock.io")
+        slot = self.room.gate_slots.get(slot_number=1)
+        slot.gamer = bc_at_1
+        slot.status = GateSlot.FILLED
+        slot.save()
+        TableSeat.objects.create(
+            room=self.room, gamer=bc_at_1, slot_number=1, role="BC",
+            deck_variant=self.earthman,
+        )
+        self.client.force_login(bc_at_1)
+        self.assertEqual(self._post().status_code, 403)
+
+    def test_uranus_not_replaceable_once_placed(self):
+        self._post()                          # Uranus → Aquarius
+        response = self._post(sign="Aries")   # try to move it
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.room.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(self.room.clock_placements, {"Uranus": "Aquarius"})
+
+    def test_unseated_gamer_403(self):
+        outsider = User.objects.create(email="out@clock.io")
+        self.client.force_login(outsider)
+        self.assertEqual(self._post().status_code, 403)
+
+
 # ── tarot_deal ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 class TarotDealViewTest(TestCase):
@@ -4741,33 +4832,33 @@ class PickSeaUnifiedFeltTest(TestCase):
         content = self.client.get(self.url).content.decode()
         self.assertGreaterEqual(content.count("closeSeedMapFelt"), 3)
 
-    def test_seed_map_overlay_renders_shared_room_sky_rim(self):
-        """Step 2's shared frame: the felt carries the wheel-rim svg + the
-        ROOM's own sky (one canonical frame for all six gamers — NOT the
-        viewing seat's natal chart), drawn via SkyWheel.drawRim. sky-wheel.js
-        must NOT be re-included — the sky overlay already loads it, and a
-        second top-level `const SkyWheel` declaration throws."""
+    def test_seed_map_overlay_renders_shared_wheel_rim(self):
+        """Step 2's shared frame: the felt carries the wheel-rim svg, drawn via
+        SkyWheel.drawRim from the room's PLACED planets (Room.clock_placements,
+        the Game Clock ritual — one canonical frame for all six gamers, NOT the
+        viewing seat's natal chart). sky-wheel.js must NOT be re-included — the
+        sky overlay already loads it, and a second top-level `const SkyWheel`
+        declaration throws."""
         self._complete_hand()
-        self.room.sky_chart = {
-            "planets": {"Sun": {"sign": "Pisces", "degree": 338.4, "retrograde": False}},
-            "aspects": [],
-        }
-        self.room.save(update_fields=["sky_chart"])
+        self.room.clock_placements = {"Uranus": "Aquarius"}
+        self.room.save(update_fields=["clock_placements"])
         content = self.client.get(self.url).content.decode()
         self.assertIn('id="id_seed_wheel_svg"', content)
         self.assertIn("SkyWheel.drawRim", content)
-        self.assertIn("338.4", content)                    # the room sky, embedded
-        self.assertIn("data-table-sky-url", content)       # lazy compute endpoint
+        self.assertIn("Aquarius", content)                 # the placements, embedded
+        self.assertIn("data-clock-place-url", content)     # the placement endpoint
         self.assertEqual(content.count("apps/gameboard/sky-wheel.js"), 1)
 
-    def test_seed_map_overlay_rim_survives_missing_room_sky(self):
-        """No stored room sky yet → the rim svg + lazy fetch URL still render:
-        the felt fetches table_sky on open (which computes + caches), and the
-        canonical signs-only frame draws while the planets are absent."""
+    def test_seed_map_overlay_no_placement_affordance_for_non_circle_6(self):
+        """The placement prompt shows only for the gamer whose turn it is. The
+        founder here is PC (circle 1 = the Moon, last), so with nothing placed
+        it is NOT their turn → no #id_clock_prompt — but the rim + the placement
+        endpoint URL still render (any seated gamer sees the shared wheel)."""
         self._complete_hand()
         content = self.client.get(self.url).content.decode()
         self.assertIn('id="id_seed_wheel_svg"', content)
-        self.assertIn("data-table-sky-url", content)
+        self.assertIn("data-clock-place-url", content)
+        self.assertNotIn('id="id_clock_prompt"', content)
 
     def test_sea_felt_leaves_sky_btn_lit_and_swaps_cleanly(self):
         """Symmetric with Sky Select (which leaves the sea btn lit while the sky

src/apps/epic/urls.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('room/<uuid:room_id>/sky/save', views.sky_save, name='sky_save'),
     path('room/<uuid:room_id>/sky/delete', views.sky_delete, name='sky_delete'),
     path('room/<uuid:room_id>/sky/table', views.table_sky, name='table_sky'),
+    path('room/<uuid:room_id>/clock/place', views.place_clock_planet, name='place_clock_planet'),
     path('room/<uuid:room_id>/sea/partial', views.sea_partial, name='sea_partial'),
     path('room/<uuid:room_id>/sea/deck', views.sea_deck, name='sea_deck'),
     path('room/<uuid:room_id>/sea/save', views.sea_save, name='sea_save'),

src/apps/epic/views.py

@@ -696,11 +696,14 @@ def _role_select_context(room, user, seat_param=None):
             if (sky_confirmed and confirmed_char.chart_data)
             else "null"
         )
-        # The table's OWN sky — the shared SEED MAP rim frame (one canonical
-        # frame for all six gamers, NOT this seat's natal chart). None until
-        # the lazy table_sky endpoint computes + caches it; the felt then
-        # fetches it on open.
-        ctx["room_sky_json"] = json.dumps(room.sky_chart) if room.sky_chart else None
+        # Set the Game Clock — the shared SEED MAP wheel's planets are PLACED by
+        # the gamers (Room.clock_placements), one canonical frame for all six.
+        # The rim renders the placements; the gamer whose POSITION CIRCLE's turn
+        # it is gets the placement affordance (`clock_placeable` = their circle's
+        # planet, keyed on slot_number not role). [[project-voronoi-spec]]
+        _placements = room.clock_placements or {}
+        ctx["clock_placements_json"] = json.dumps(_placements)
+        ctx["clock_placeable"] = _clock_placeable_for(_sky_seat, _placements)
         if sky_confirmed:
             # Fall back to seat.significator for Characters created before the sync was added
             ctx["my_tray_sig"] = confirmed_char.significator or _sky_seat.significator
@@ -1873,6 +1876,63 @@ def table_sky(request, room_id):
     return JsonResponse(room.sky_chart)
 
 
+# Set the Game Clock ritual ([[project-voronoi-spec]]): the six seats place a
+# planet each in turn, circle 6 → 1, by decreasing orbital period so each turn
+# narrows the start-time window. Mercury + Venus are Sun-bound (≤28°/≤48°
+# elongation) → DERIVED, not placed; Neptune/Pluto excluded (too slow to pin a
+# time). The CSP sign-narrowing + resolving placements → a datetime are later.
+CLOCK_PLANET_BY_SLOT = {6: "Uranus", 5: "Saturn", 4: "Jupiter", 3: "Mars", 2: "Sun", 1: "Moon"}
+CLOCK_ORDER = ["Uranus", "Saturn", "Jupiter", "Mars", "Sun", "Moon"]   # placement order
+_ZODIAC_SIGNS = {
+    "Aries", "Taurus", "Gemini", "Cancer", "Leo", "Virgo",
+    "Libra", "Scorpio", "Sagittarius", "Capricorn", "Aquarius", "Pisces",
+}
+
+
+def _clock_placeable_for(seat, placements):
+    """The planet `seat`'s gamer may place RIGHT NOW — its circle's planet, when
+    it's that planet's turn (every earlier planet placed, this one not yet) — or
+    None. Shared by the placement endpoint + the seed-felt context so the gate
+    and the affordance can't drift apart."""
+    if seat is None:
+        return None
+    planet = CLOCK_PLANET_BY_SLOT.get(seat.slot_number)
+    if planet is None or planet in placements:
+        return None
+    idx = CLOCK_ORDER.index(planet)
+    if any(p not in placements for p in CLOCK_ORDER[:idx]):
+        return None
+    return planet
+
+
+@login_required
+def place_clock_planet(request, room_id):
+    """Set the Game Clock — place a planet in a sign on the shared game wheel
+    ([[project-voronoi-spec]]). POST {planet, sign}. The acting seat must be the
+    circle whose turn it is (circle 6 places Uranus first, then 5→1); the posted
+    planet must be exactly the one that seat may place now; the sign must be a
+    real zodiac sign. Persists to Room.clock_placements. Returns {ok, placements}
+    200 · 400 bad sign · 403 not your seat / not your turn / not seated.
+    """
+    if request.method != "POST":
+        return HttpResponse(status=405)
+    room = Room.objects.get(id=room_id)
+    seat = _acting_seat(room, request.user, request.GET.get("seat"))
+    if seat is None:
+        return HttpResponse(status=403)
+    planet = (request.POST.get("planet") or "").strip()
+    sign = (request.POST.get("sign") or "").strip()
+    if sign not in _ZODIAC_SIGNS:
+        return JsonResponse({"error": "invalid_sign"}, status=400)
+    placements = dict(room.clock_placements or {})
+    if planet != _clock_placeable_for(seat, placements):
+        return HttpResponse(status=403)
+    placements[planet] = sign
+    room.clock_placements = placements
+    room.save(update_fields=["clock_placements"])
+    return JsonResponse({"ok": True, "placements": placements})
+
+
 @login_required
 def sky_save(request, room_id):
     """Create or update the draft Character for the requesting gamer's seat.

src/apps/gameboard/static/apps/gameboard/sky-wheel.js

@@ -1460,12 +1460,19 @@ const SkyWheel = (() => {
    * survive a rim draw untouched. Reads the module's _signPaths cache
    * (preload()ed by the sky overlay, which renders on every SKY_SELECT page).
    *
+   * opts (optional) — Set the Game Clock placement mode:
+   *   {placeable: 'Uranus', onPickSign: fn(signName)} turns the sign wedges
+   *   into placement targets (.nw-sign--placeable + cursor); clicking one calls
+   *   onPickSign(name). Still singleton-pure — the handler is local, no module
+   *   state is written.
+   *
    * Returns {size, cx, cy, r, hubR} — hubR (just inside the planet band) is
    * the radius the felt sizes the tessellation svg into (2 × hubR square +
    * circle clip), or null without an svg/d3.
    */
-  function drawRim(svgEl, data) {
+  function drawRim(svgEl, data, opts) {
     if (!svgEl || !window.d3) return null;
+    opts = opts || {};
     const sel = d3.select(svgEl);
     sel.selectAll('*').remove();
 
@@ -1495,6 +1502,14 @@ const SkyWheel = (() => {
       const slice = sigGroup.append('g')
         .attr('class', 'nw-sign-group')
         .attr('data-sign-name', sign.name);
+      // Placement mode (Set the Game Clock): the wedge is a placement target.
+      if (opts.placeable) {
+        slice.classed('nw-sign--placeable', true).style('cursor', 'pointer')
+          .on('click', function (event) {
+            event.stopPropagation();
+            if (opts.onPickSign) opts.onPickSign(sign.name);
+          });
+      }
       slice.append('path')
         .attr('transform', `translate(${cx},${cy})`)
         .attr('d', arc({

src/functional_tests/test_game_room_seed_map.py

@@ -7,23 +7,25 @@ d3-delaunay DUAL GRAPH — a Voronoi cell layer (territory) + a Delaunay edge
 layer (adjacency). STEP 1 is placeholder-seeded (card-driven seeding is Step 2),
 so we assert only that the dual graph renders both layers.
 
-Step 2's first piece — the SHARED WHEEL RIM: the stripped sky wheel (signs ring
-at canonical orientation + planet glyphs; NO element ring, centre disc, houses
-or axes — a virtual table has a convened TIME but no birth LOCATION) rings the
-tessellation, drawn from the ROOM'S OWN sky (Room.sky_chart, identical for all
-six gamers). The map svg shrinks into the wheel's freed hub. The fixture
-pre-stores Room.sky_chart so the lazy PySwiss compute path never fires HTTP.
+Step 2's frame — the SHARED WHEEL RIM: the stripped sky wheel (signs ring at
+canonical orientation + planet glyphs; NO element ring, centre disc, houses or
+axes — a virtual table has a convened TIME but no birth LOCATION) rings the
+tessellation. The rim's planets are no longer auto-computed: they are PLACED by
+the gamers in the "Set the Game Clock" ritual (Room.clock_placements), so the
+wheel starts SIGNS-ONLY (planets eliminated) and gains a glyph per placement.
+The map svg shrinks into the wheel's freed hub.
 
 Plain FunctionalTest (NOT @tag("channels")): the felt-open is pure client-side.
 We seed a CONFIRMED Character with a complete hand directly in the DB, so there
 is no WebSocket sky-confirm flow to drive — unlike the sky/sea FTs.
 """
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
 from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
 
-from apps.epic.models import Character, DeckVariant, TarotCard
+from apps.epic.models import Character, DeckVariant, GateSlot, Room, TableSeat, TarotCard
 from apps.lyric.models import User
 
 from .base import FunctionalTest
@@ -32,17 +34,6 @@ from .test_game_room_select_sea import _make_sky_confirmed_room
 
 _HAND_POSITIONS = ["cover", "cross", "crown", "lay", "leave", "loom"]
 
-# The room's own sky — planets only (location-independent), mirroring the
-# Jasmine ROOM_SKY fixture. Mercury retrograde exercises the ℞ badge.
-_ROOM_SKY = {
-    "planets": {
-        "Sun":     {"sign": "Pisces",    "degree": 338.4, "retrograde": False},
-        "Moon":    {"sign": "Capricorn", "degree": 295.1, "retrograde": False},
-        "Mercury": {"sign": "Aquarius",  "degree": 312.8, "retrograde": True},
-    },
-    "aspects": [],
-}
-
 
 class SeedMapFeltTest(FunctionalTest):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -71,10 +62,6 @@ class SeedMapFeltTest(FunctionalTest):
         celtic_cross holds `hand_len` placed cards. hand_len>=6 => hand_complete
         => SEED MAP is the live phase btn + the felt renders."""
         room, seat = _make_sky_confirmed_room(self.live_server_url, self.gamer, self.earthman)
-        # Pre-store the table's own sky so the rim renders without the lazy
-        # PySwiss compute (no live HTTP from FTs).
-        room.sky_chart = _ROOM_SKY
-        room.save(update_fields=["sky_chart"])
         hand = [
             {"position": p, "card_id": self.card.id, "reversed": False, "polarity": "gravity"}
             for p in _HAND_POSITIONS[:hand_len]
@@ -131,15 +118,17 @@ class SeedMapFeltTest(FunctionalTest):
             ), 1,
         )
 
-    def test_seed_map_felt_rings_tessellation_with_room_sky_rim(self):
-        """Step 2's shared frame: the stripped sky wheel — canonical signs ring +
-        the ROOM's own planets, NOTHING location-bound (no houses/axes) and none
-        of the stripped chrome (element ring / centre disc / aspect web) — rings
-        the tessellation, which shrinks into the wheel's freed hub."""
-        room = self._seed_room(hand_len=6)
+    def test_seed_map_rim_is_signs_only_until_placement(self):
+        """Step 2's shared frame: the stripped sky wheel rings the tessellation —
+        canonical signs ring only, NO planets until the Game Clock ritual places
+        them (the wheel starts planet-eliminated), none of the stripped chrome
+        (element ring / centre disc / aspect web) and nothing location-bound
+        (houses, ASC/MC axes). The map shrinks into the wheel's freed hub."""
+        room = self._seed_room(hand_len=6)   # no clock placements yet
         self._open_seed_felt(room)
 
-        # The rim paints: 12 canonical sign slices + the room sky's 3 planets.
+        # The rim paints the 12 canonical sign slices, but ZERO planets — they
+        # are placed by gamers in the ritual, not auto-computed.
         self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertEqual(
             self.browser.execute_script(
                 "return document.querySelectorAll('#id_seed_wheel_svg .nw-sign-group').length"
@@ -148,7 +137,7 @@ class SeedMapFeltTest(FunctionalTest):
         self.assertEqual(
             self.browser.execute_script(
                 "return document.querySelectorAll('#id_seed_wheel_svg .nw-planet-group').length"
-            ), 3,
+            ), 0,
         )
 
         # The strip: no element ring / centre disc / aspect web, and no
@@ -195,3 +184,129 @@ class SeedMapFeltTest(FunctionalTest):
             self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_seed_map_btn").get_attribute("class"),
         )
         self.assertEqual(self.browser.find_elements(By.ID, "id_seed_map_overlay"), [])
+
+
+class SeedMapClockTest(FunctionalTest):
+    """Set the Game Clock — increment 1 (project_voronoi_spec): the six seats
+    collaboratively set the game's start time by placing planets in signs on the
+    shared game wheel, in turn order circle 6 → 1. This covers the FIRST turn:
+    the position-circle-6 gamer places URANUS. The wheel starts signs-only;
+    clicking a sign wedge places Uranus there → Room.clock_placements → a glyph
+    on every gamer's wheel (reload-safe). Turn progression 5→1, WS live-broadcast
+    and the ephemeris narrowing are later increments.
+
+    The ritual keys on the POSITION CIRCLE (slot_number), not the role — so the
+    fixture seats position 6 with role PC (not the slot-6 default BC) to prove it.
+
+    Plain FunctionalTest: the placement is a POST + repaint, no WS flow yet.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.browser.set_window_size(800, 1200)
+        self.earthman, _ = DeckVariant.objects.get_or_create(
+            slug="earthman",
+            defaults={"name": "Earthman", "card_count": 106, "is_default": True,
+                      "is_polarized": True, "has_card_images": False},
+        )
+        self.card, _ = TarotCard.objects.get_or_create(
+            deck_variant=self.earthman, slug="clock-fixture-em",
+            defaults={"arcana": "MAJOR", "suit": None, "number": 0, "name": "Fixture"},
+        )
+        self.gamer, _ = User.objects.get_or_create(email="founder@test.io")
+        self.gamer.unlocked_decks.add(self.earthman)
+        self.gamer.equipped_deck = self.earthman
+        self.gamer.save(update_fields=["equipped_deck"])
+
+    def _seed_position6_room(self):
+        """SKY_SELECT room, founder seated at POSITION CIRCLE 6 with a complete
+        sea hand (so the SEED MAP felt — the clock ritual's host surface — is
+        reachable). Role is PC, NOT the slot-6 default BC, to prove the ritual
+        keys on the position. No clock placements yet."""
+        room = Room.objects.create(
+            name="Clock Room", table_status=Room.SKY_SELECT, owner=self.gamer
+        )
+        slot = room.gate_slots.get(slot_number=6)
+        slot.gamer = self.gamer
+        slot.status = GateSlot.FILLED
+        slot.save()
+        room.gate_status = Room.OPEN
+        room.save()
+        sig = (TarotCard.objects.filter(deck_variant=self.earthman, arcana="MAJOR")
+               .first() or self.card)
+        seat = TableSeat.objects.create(
+            room=room, gamer=self.gamer, role="PC", slot_number=6,
+            deck_variant=self.earthman, significator=sig,
+        )
+        hand = [
+            {"position": p, "card_id": self.card.id, "reversed": False, "polarity": "gravity"}
+            for p in _HAND_POSITIONS
+        ]
+        Character.objects.create(
+            seat=seat, significator=sig, chart_data={"planets": {}},
+            confirmed_at=timezone.now(),
+            celtic_cross={"spread": "waite-smith", "hand": hand},
+        )
+        return room
+
+    def _room_url(self, room):
+        return self.live_server_url + reverse("epic:room", kwargs={"room_id": room.id})
+
+    def _open_seed_felt(self):
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertNotIn(
+            "hex-phase-btn--out",
+            self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_seed_map_btn").get_attribute("class"),
+        ))
+
+        def _click_and_assert_open():
+            btn = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_seed_map_btn")
+            self.browser.execute_script("arguments[0].click()", btn)
+            self.assertTrue(self.browser.execute_script(
+                "return document.documentElement.classList.contains('seed-open')"
+            ))
+        self.wait_for(_click_and_assert_open)
+
+    def _uranus_count(self):
+        return self.browser.execute_script(
+            "return document.querySelectorAll("
+            "  '#id_seed_wheel_svg [data-planet=\"Uranus\"]').length"
+        )
+
+    def test_position_6_gamer_places_uranus_in_a_sign(self):
+        room = self._seed_position6_room()
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session("founder@test.io")
+        self.browser.get(self._room_url(room))
+        self._open_seed_felt()
+
+        # The position-6 gamer is prompted to place Uranus, and the wheel starts
+        # with NO planet placed.
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertIn(
+            "Uranus",
+            self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_clock_prompt").text,
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(self._uranus_count(), 0)
+
+        # Clicking the Aquarius sign wedge places Uranus there. SVG <g> elements
+        # don't expose .click() in Firefox — dispatch the event (TDD skill).
+        self.browser.execute_script(
+            "arguments[0].dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', {bubbles: true}))",
+            self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_seed_wheel_svg [data-sign-name='Aquarius']"),
+        )
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertEqual(self._uranus_count(), 1))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_seed_wheel_svg [data-planet='Uranus']"
+            ).get_attribute("data-sign"),
+            "Aquarius",
+        )
+
+        # Persisted to the room: a reload re-renders Uranus in Aquarius, and the
+        # prompt is gone (Uranus is placed — circle 6's turn is done).
+        room.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(room.clock_placements, {"Uranus": "Aquarius"})
+
+        self.browser.get(self._room_url(room))
+        self._open_seed_felt()
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertEqual(self._uranus_count(), 1))
+        self.assertEqual(self.browser.find_elements(By.ID, "id_clock_prompt"), [])

src/static/tests/SkyWheelSpec.js

@@ -1145,4 +1145,46 @@ describe("SkyWheel — drawRim (SEED MAP shared rim)", () => {
         expect(rimSvg.querySelectorAll(".nw-planet-group").length).toBe(0);
         expect(geo.hubR).toBeCloseTo(400 * 0.46 * 0.52, 6);
     });
+
+    // ── Placement mode (Set the Game Clock ritual) ──────────────────────────
+    // drawRim(svg, data, {placeable, onPickSign}) turns the sign wedges into
+    // placement targets: the gamer whose turn it is clicks a sign to place the
+    // active planet there. Still singleton-pure — no SkyWheel module writes.
+
+    it("R7: placement mode makes the sign wedges clickable and reports the picked sign", () => {
+        let picked = null;
+        SkyWheel.drawRim(rimSvg, null, { placeable: "Uranus", onPickSign: (s) => { picked = s; } });
+
+        const aqua = rimSvg.querySelector("[data-sign-name='Aquarius']");
+        expect(aqua.classList.contains("nw-sign--placeable")).toBe(true);
+        aqua.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+        expect(picked).toBe("Aquarius");
+    });
+
+    it("R8: without placement opts the sign wedges stay inert (no placeable class)", () => {
+        SkyWheel.drawRim(rimSvg, ROOM_SKY);
+        const aqua = rimSvg.querySelector("[data-sign-name='Aquarius']");
+        expect(aqua.classList.contains("nw-sign--placeable")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("R9: a placement click never touches the interactive singleton", () => {
+        skySvg = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg", "svg");
+        skySvg.setAttribute("id", "id_sky_svg");
+        skySvg.style.width  = "400px";
+        skySvg.style.height = "400px";
+        document.body.appendChild(skySvg);
+        tooltipEl = document.createElement("div");
+        tooltipEl.id = "id_sky_tooltip";
+        tooltipEl.style.display = "none";
+        document.body.appendChild(tooltipEl);
+        SkyWheel.draw(skySvg, CONJUNCTION_CHART);
+
+        SkyWheel.drawRim(rimSvg, null, { placeable: "Uranus", onPickSign: () => {} });
+        rimSvg.querySelector("[data-sign-name='Aries']")
+            .dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+
+        // The interactive wheel's tooltip controls survive; no sign locked active.
+        expect(tooltipEl.querySelector(".nw-tt-prv")).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(skySvg.querySelectorAll(".nw-sign--active").length).toBe(0);
+    });
 });

src/static_src/scss/_sky.scss

@@ -281,10 +281,11 @@ html.seed-open .seed-page.seed-page--room {
     }
 }
 
-// The shared wheel rim — the stripped sky wheel (the ROOM's planets-only sky,
-// canonical signs frame) drawn by SkyWheel.drawRim. Sits ABOVE the map svg in
-// source order; pointer-events none so territory interaction falls through.
-// The .nw-* ring/planet styling rules below apply to it unchanged.
+// The shared wheel rim — the stripped sky wheel (canonical signs frame + the
+// gamer-PLACED planets, Set the Game Clock) drawn by SkyWheel.drawRim. Sits
+// ABOVE the map svg in source order; pointer-events none so territory
+// interaction falls through. The .nw-* ring/planet styling rules below apply
+// to it unchanged.
 .seed-page--room svg.seed-wheel {
     display: block;
     position: absolute;
@@ -292,6 +293,40 @@ html.seed-open .seed-page.seed-page--room {
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     pointer-events: none;
+
+    // Placement mode: the sign wedges are clickable targets for the gamer whose
+    // position circle's turn it is. Re-enable pointer-events ONLY on those
+    // wedges (the rest of the rim stays click-through); brighten on hover (the
+    // cursor:pointer is set inline by drawRim). [[project-voronoi-spec]]
+    .nw-sign--placeable {
+        pointer-events: auto;
+        cursor: pointer;
+    }
+    .nw-sign--placeable:hover > path[class*="nw-sign--"] {
+        fill: rgba(var(--ninUser), 0.55);
+    }
+}
+
+// Set the Game Clock — the placement prompt ("Place Uranus in a sign"), shown
+// only to the gamer whose position circle's turn it is. Pinned to the top of
+// the felt, above the wheel + map (both pointer-events-light), click-through.
+.seed-page--room .clock-prompt {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 1rem;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+    z-index: 2;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    text-align: center;
+    color: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
+    font-weight: 700;
+    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+    text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+
+    small {
+        font-weight: 400;
+        opacity: 0.8;
+    }
 }
 
 // Hide the z-130 position strip while the felt is up (mirrors sky/sea).

src/static_src/tests/SkyWheelSpec.js

@@ -1145,4 +1145,46 @@ describe("SkyWheel — drawRim (SEED MAP shared rim)", () => {
         expect(rimSvg.querySelectorAll(".nw-planet-group").length).toBe(0);
         expect(geo.hubR).toBeCloseTo(400 * 0.46 * 0.52, 6);
     });
+
+    // ── Placement mode (Set the Game Clock ritual) ──────────────────────────
+    // drawRim(svg, data, {placeable, onPickSign}) turns the sign wedges into
+    // placement targets: the gamer whose turn it is clicks a sign to place the
+    // active planet there. Still singleton-pure — no SkyWheel module writes.
+
+    it("R7: placement mode makes the sign wedges clickable and reports the picked sign", () => {
+        let picked = null;
+        SkyWheel.drawRim(rimSvg, null, { placeable: "Uranus", onPickSign: (s) => { picked = s; } });
+
+        const aqua = rimSvg.querySelector("[data-sign-name='Aquarius']");
+        expect(aqua.classList.contains("nw-sign--placeable")).toBe(true);
+        aqua.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+        expect(picked).toBe("Aquarius");
+    });
+
+    it("R8: without placement opts the sign wedges stay inert (no placeable class)", () => {
+        SkyWheel.drawRim(rimSvg, ROOM_SKY);
+        const aqua = rimSvg.querySelector("[data-sign-name='Aquarius']");
+        expect(aqua.classList.contains("nw-sign--placeable")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("R9: a placement click never touches the interactive singleton", () => {
+        skySvg = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg", "svg");
+        skySvg.setAttribute("id", "id_sky_svg");
+        skySvg.style.width  = "400px";
+        skySvg.style.height = "400px";
+        document.body.appendChild(skySvg);
+        tooltipEl = document.createElement("div");
+        tooltipEl.id = "id_sky_tooltip";
+        tooltipEl.style.display = "none";
+        document.body.appendChild(tooltipEl);
+        SkyWheel.draw(skySvg, CONJUNCTION_CHART);
+
+        SkyWheel.drawRim(rimSvg, null, { placeable: "Uranus", onPickSign: () => {} });
+        rimSvg.querySelector("[data-sign-name='Aries']")
+            .dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+
+        // The interactive wheel's tooltip controls survive; no sign locked active.
+        expect(tooltipEl.querySelector(".nw-tt-prv")).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(skySvg.querySelectorAll(".nw-sign--active").length).toBe(0);
+    });
 });

src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_seed_map_overlay.html

@@ -2,20 +2,26 @@
 {# SEED MAP felt — d3-delaunay dual graph (Voronoi cells = territory + Delaunay #}
 {# edges = adjacency) on a my_sea-style --duoUser felt filling .room-hex-pane.  #}
 {# Inline sibling of CAST SKY (_sky_overlay) / DRAW SEA (_sea_overlay). Opens on #}
-{# #id_seed_map_btn (html.seed-open). STEP 1 = placeholder seeds; Step 2's first #}
-{# piece is live: the SHARED wheel rim — the ROOM's own sky (planets only; no   #}
-{# location => no houses/axes), one canonical frame for all six gamers — rings  #}
-{# the tessellation, which _paint() sizes into the wheel's freed hub.           #}
-{# Card-driven seeding (the 6 Celtic-Cross cards) is the next piece.            #}
-{# See project_voronoi_spec.                                                    #}
+{# #id_seed_map_btn (html.seed-open). The dual-graph map is ringed by the SHARED #}
+{# game wheel — the stripped sky-wheel rim whose planets are PLACED by the       #}
+{# gamers in the "Set the Game Clock" ritual (Room.clock_placements), one        #}
+{# canonical frame for all six. The wheel starts SIGNS-ONLY; the gamer whose     #}
+{# POSITION CIRCLE's turn it is (circle 6 places Uranus first) clicks a sign     #}
+{# wedge to place their planet. _paint() sizes the map into the wheel's freed    #}
+{# hub. See project_voronoi_spec.                                                #}
 <div class="seed-page seed-page--room" id="id_seed_map_overlay"
-     data-table-sky-url="{% url 'epic:table_sky' room.id %}">
+     data-clock-place-url="{% url 'epic:place_clock_planet' room.id %}"
+     data-clock-placeable="{{ clock_placeable|default:'' }}">
   <div class="seed-map-body">
     <div class="seed-map-col">
       <svg id="id_seed_map_svg" class="voronoi-map"></svg>
       <svg id="id_seed_wheel_svg" class="seed-wheel"></svg>
     </div>
   </div>
+  {% if clock_placeable %}
+  {# Placement prompt — only for the gamer whose position circle's turn it is.  #}
+  <div id="id_clock_prompt" class="clock-prompt">Place {{ clock_placeable }}<br><small>in a sign</small></div>
+  {% endif %}
 </div>
 <script src="{% static 'apps/gameboard/d3.min.js' %}"></script>
 <script src="{% static 'apps/gameboard/voronoi-map.js' %}"></script>
@@ -31,11 +37,51 @@
   var wheelSvg = document.getElementById('id_seed_wheel_svg');
   if (!overlay || !svgEl) return;
 
-  // The table's OWN sky (the shared rim frame) — embedded when already
-  // computed, else lazily fetched on first open (the endpoint computes via
-  // PySwiss at the convened moment + caches on the Room).
-  var _tableSky   = {{ room_sky_json|default:"null"|safe }};
-  var _skyFetched = false;
+  // The shared wheel's planets — PLACED by the gamers, {planet: sign}. The rim
+  // renders these (sign granularity); empty => signs-only (planets eliminated).
+  var _placements = {{ clock_placements_json|default:"{}"|safe }};
+  // The planet THIS gamer may place now (their position circle's turn), or ''.
+  var _placeable  = overlay.dataset.clockPlaceable || '';
+
+  var SIGN_ORDER = ['Aries', 'Taurus', 'Gemini', 'Cancer', 'Leo', 'Virgo',
+                    'Libra', 'Scorpio', 'Sagittarius', 'Capricorn', 'Aquarius', 'Pisces'];
+  // Sign-granularity placement → the sign's MIDPOINT degree (no degree precision
+  // yet); drawRim renders the glyph there.
+  function _midDeg(sign) { var i = SIGN_ORDER.indexOf(sign); return i < 0 ? 0 : i * 30 + 15; }
+  function _rimData() {
+    var planets = {};
+    Object.keys(_placements).forEach(function (p) {
+      planets[p] = { sign: _placements[p], degree: _midDeg(_placements[p]), retrograde: false };
+    });
+    return { planets: planets, aspects: [] };
+  }
+
+  function _csrf() {
+    var m = document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )csrftoken=([^;]+)/);
+    return m ? decodeURIComponent(m[1]) : '';
+  }
+
+  // Place the active planet in the picked sign: POST, then adopt the server's
+  // authoritative placements + drop this gamer's affordance (their turn is
+  // done — turn handoff 5→1 is a later increment) + repaint.
+  function _onPickSign(sign) {
+    if (!_placeable || !overlay.dataset.clockPlaceUrl) return;
+    var planet = _placeable;
+    window.fetch(overlay.dataset.clockPlaceUrl, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      credentials: 'same-origin',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded', 'X-CSRFToken': _csrf() },
+      body: 'planet=' + encodeURIComponent(planet) + '&sign=' + encodeURIComponent(sign),
+    }).then(function (r) { return r.ok ? r.json() : null; })
+      .then(function (j) {
+        if (!j) return;
+        _placements = j.placements || _placements;
+        _placeable = '';
+        var prompt = document.getElementById('id_clock_prompt');
+        if (prompt) prompt.parentNode.removeChild(prompt);
+        _paint();
+      }).catch(function () {});
+  }
 
   // Phase-btn shed: drop #id_text_btn .active while the felt is up (sea-style);
   // restore on close. The completed CAST SKY / DRAW SEA reopen btns stay lit.
@@ -52,20 +98,22 @@
     _disabled = [];
   }
 
-  // Paint/repaint the rim + dual graph at the felt's CURRENT box. The rim
-  // draws first and hands back its hub geometry; the map svg is then sized
-  // into the freed hub (2×hubR square, circle-clipped) so the wheel RINGS the
-  // tessellation — both svgs centre on the same point, so they stay
-  // concentric. No rim (SkyWheel absent) -> the map keeps its full-pane CSS
-  // size, the Step-1 behaviour (also the Jasmine fixture path).
+  // Paint/repaint the rim + dual graph at the felt's CURRENT box. The rim draws
+  // the placed planets (+ placement targets if it's this gamer's turn) and hands
+  // back its hub geometry; the map svg is then sized into the freed hub (2×hubR
+  // square, circle-clipped) so the wheel RINGS the tessellation — both svgs
+  // centre on the same point, so they stay concentric. No rim (SkyWheel absent)
+  // -> the map keeps its full-pane CSS size (the Jasmine fixture path).
   function _paint() {
     if (!window.SeedMap) return;
-    // NB: sky-wheel.js declares `const SkyWheel` at top-level script scope —
-    // a global LEXICAL binding, not a window property — so probe it with
-    // typeof, never window.SkyWheel (always undefined).
-    var geo = (typeof SkyWheel !== 'undefined' && SkyWheel.drawRim)
-      ? SkyWheel.drawRim(wheelSvg, _tableSky)
-      : null;
+    // NB: sky-wheel.js declares `const SkyWheel` at top-level script scope — a
+    // global LEXICAL binding, not a window property — so probe it with typeof,
+    // never window.SkyWheel (always undefined).
+    var geo = null;
+    if (typeof SkyWheel !== 'undefined' && SkyWheel.drawRim) {
+      var opts = _placeable ? { placeable: _placeable, onPickSign: _onPickSign } : undefined;
+      geo = SkyWheel.drawRim(wheelSvg, _rimData(), opts);
+    }
     if (geo) {
       var side = Math.round(geo.hubR * 2);
       svgEl.style.width  = side + 'px';
@@ -83,9 +131,8 @@
   // populates via 12 async SVG fetches fired at page parse by _sky_overlay.html.
   // Every other draw site (sky.html, the SkyDrive applet, _sky_overlay) awaits
   // that preload; the rim must too, else a cold-cache fast felt-open paints the
-  // sign slices WITHOUT their zodiac glyphs — and in the steady state (the room
-  // sky embedded server-side, so _fetchTableSky no-ops), no repaint ever heals
-  // it. preload() re-fetches are browser-cached + idempotent on the cache, so
+  // sign slices WITHOUT their zodiac glyphs — and nothing repaints to heal it.
+  // preload() re-fetches are browser-cached + idempotent on the cache, so
   // kicking it once + repainting on resolve is the cheap established fix.
   var _preloadKicked = false;
   function _ensureGlyphs() {
@@ -96,15 +143,6 @@
     }).catch(function () {});
   }
 
-  function _fetchTableSky() {
-    if (_tableSky || _skyFetched || !overlay.dataset.tableSkyUrl) return;
-    _skyFetched = true;   // one attempt per page — the signs-only frame stands on failure
-    window.fetch(overlay.dataset.tableSkyUrl)
-      .then(function (r) { return r.ok ? r.json() : null; })
-      .then(function (j) { if (j) { _tableSky = j; _paint(); } })
-      .catch(function () {});
-  }
-
   // Re-tessellate to fill the felt when its box changes (window resize /
   // rotate). Observe the COL, not the map svg — _paint() sizes that svg
   // itself, and self-observation would re-fire on every paint.
@@ -129,7 +167,6 @@
     // Paint at the felt's current box (visibility:hidden retains layout, so the
     // box is already the full pane), then keep it responsive to resize.
     _paint();
-    _fetchTableSky();
     _observeResize();
     if (window.RoomViews && window.RoomViews.syncGear) window.RoomViews.syncGear();
   }
@@ -143,7 +180,7 @@
 
   // PHASE btn #id_seed_map_btn lives in _room_hex_center.html (parsed BEFORE this
   // overlay via _table_hex.html) -> bind directly, no defer. Trap T4 only bites
-  // _burger.html elements (included after); STEP 1 has no burger seed sub-btn.
+  // _burger.html elements (included after); there is no burger seed sub-btn.
   var seedBtn = document.getElementById('id_seed_map_btn');
   if (seedBtn) seedBtn.addEventListener('click', openSeed);
 }());