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Many people don't realise that you will see more planetary detail in a suburban environment, or when the moon is shining brightly, than at a dark sky site. In a bright environment your pupil doesn't dilate as much, so the colour sensitive cones receive a larger percentage of the total light entering your eye. When your eye is fully dilated and all your rods are working, the percentage of light going to your cones is reduced. Hence, you are more colour receptive in a bright environment and can see more colour detail in the planets.
Daniel Mounsey is a well known planetary observer in the US, and he often says the best time to view planets is during the twilight hour, that's when he sees the most detail. He also observes with some ambient light on when he is at a dark spot. He also doesn't use filters, but has done some interesting work on using different eyepieces for the different planets and the moon that helps bring out more detail.
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