type Clock interface {
  Now() time.Time
  After(d time.Duration) <-chan time.Time
}

type realClock struct{}
func (realClock) Now() time.Time { return time.Now() }
func (realClock) After(d time.Duration) <-chan time.Time { return time.After(d) }

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "time"

    "github.com/bouk/monkey"
)

func main() {
    wayback := time.Date(1974, time.May, 19, 1, 2, 3, 4, time.UTC)
    patch := monkey.Patch(time.Now, func() time.Time { return wayback })
    defer patch.Unpatch()
    fmt.Printf("It is now %sn", time.Now())
}

func moonPhase(now func() time.Time) {
  if now == nil {
    now = time.Now
  }

  // use now()...
}

// Then dependent code uses just
moonPhase(nil)

// And tests inject own version
stubNow := func() time.Time { return time.Unix(1515151515, 0) }
moonPhase(stubNow)

package foo

import "time"

var Now = time.Now

// The rest of your code...which calls Now() instead of time.Now()

package foo

import (
    "testing"
    "time"
)

var Now = func() time.Time { return ... }

// Your tests