In Genesis, how long did Noah wait before leaving the Ark after the Flood?

In Genesis, Noah waited until the second month’s 27th day before leaving the Ark after the Flood.

Genesis 8:14-16 records that the earth was dry by the second month’s 27th day, after which God told Noah to leave the Ark. The narrative begins the Flood in Noah’s 600th year and uses dated months to track the waters’ rise and retreat.

This date is easy to confuse with the Ark’s resting date, which Genesis places in the seventh month, or with the date when the mountain tops became visible. The passage also says Noah did not simply disembark as soon as the waters fell; he waited for divine instruction.