Mars is coming, are you ready?
I gleaned this information from SkyTools2.
Its the Friday and Saturday nights this summer when Mars
will be above 30 degrees and in complete darkness, no Moon.

2003 Nightly Optimal Viewing Ephemeris for Mars

Date of
Evening Day Time RA DEC MAG
May 30 F 04:23a 21h41m42.4s -16°40'18" -0.7
May 31 S 04:23a 21h43m45.5s -16°32'59" -0.7
Jun 6 F 04:20a 21h55m40.4s -15°50'11" -0.8
Jun 7 S 04:20a 21h57m35.5s -15°43'16" -0.8
Jun 27 F 04:27a 22h31m07.3s -13°47'25" -1.4
Jun 28 S 04:27a 22h32m30.5s -13°43'10" -1.4
Jul 4 F 04:30a 22h40m07.6s -13°21'43" -1.6
Jul 5 S 04:30a 22h41m16.3s -13°18'52" -1.6
Jul 26 S 04:02a 22h55m39.7s -13°13'47" -2.2
Aug 1 F 03:39a 22h55m50.7s -13°32'40" -2.4
Aug 2 S 03:34a 22h55m41.7s -13°36'36" -2.4
Aug 8 F 03:53a 22h53m43.4s -14°04'15" -2.6
Aug 22 F 02:02a 22h43m09.0s -15°21'23" -2.8
Aug 23 S 01:59a 22h42m09.2s -15°26'47" -2.9
*Aug 26 Tue 01:44a 22h39m04.1s -15°42'13" -2.9
*Aug 27 Wed 01:39a 22h38m01.1s -15°47'03" -2.9
Aug 29 F 01:29a 22h35m54.1s -15°56'07" -2.9
Aug 30 S 01:24a 22h34m50.5s -16°00'19" -2.9
Sep 19 F 11:49p 22h18m04.5s -16°22'19" -2.4
Sep 20 S 11:44p 22h17m37.4s -16°20'00" -2.4
Sep 26 F 11:19p 22h15m56.5s -15°59'25" -2.2
Sep 27 S 11:15p 22h15m50.4s -15°54'54" -2.2
Oct 17 F 10:04p 22h24m08.3s -13°29'28" -1.6
Oct 18 S 10:01p 22h25m01.0s -13°19'53" -1.6
Oct 24 F 09:44p 22h31m04.2s -12°18'36" -1.4
Oct 25 S 09:41p 22h32m12.1s -12°07'47" -1.4

* = Closest approach to Earth

Enjoy,
Otto