# Vega-Lite plotting outside of data range with phantom data

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vega-lite-plotting-outside-of-data-range-with-phantom-data/88426
**Category:** New to Julia
**Tags:** plotting, vegalite
**Created:** [October 8, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vega-lite-plotting-outside-of-data-range-with-phantom-data/88426 "2022-10-08T04:22:12Z")
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### Author: ![gtraeger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gtraeger/32/31043_2.png) [@gtraeger](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gtraeger)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vega-lite-plotting-outside-of-data-range-with-phantom-data/88426/1 "2022-10-08T04:22:12Z")

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I’m plotting temporal data from 1/1/2022 through 5/31/2022 by month. I’m getting bars from Jan through May which is ok. However, the plot is producing phantom data for Dec. I’ve checked six ways to Sunday and there is no data past 5/31/2022. Anyone have any ideas?

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### Author: ![davidanthoff](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/davidanthoff/32/223493_2.png) [@davidanthoff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/davidanthoff)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vega-lite-plotting-outside-of-data-range-with-phantom-data/88426/2 "2022-10-08T05:05:32Z")

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Can you post the code that you are using and the output you are getting?

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### Author: ![gtraeger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gtraeger/32/31043_2.png) [@gtraeger](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gtraeger)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vega-lite-plotting-outside-of-data-range-with-phantom-data/88426/3 "2022-10-08T05:19:42Z")

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plt=df5 |\> @vlplot( “title”= {“text”=“Crimes 2022”},  
“mark” =“bar”,  
“encoding” = { “y” = {“aggregate”=“sum”,  
“field”= “NormCount”,  
“type”= “quantitative”,  
“scale”={“domain”=[0,50]}},

```
                               "x"= {"timeUnit"="month",
                                        "type"="ordinal",
                                       "field"="OccurDate"},

                           "facet"={"field"="Neighborhood","columns"=6},

                           "color"={"field"="CrimeAgainst"}
                          
                            }
           ) |> save("person_property_2022.pdf")

```

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### Author: ![gtraeger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gtraeger/32/31043_2.png) [@gtraeger](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gtraeger)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vega-lite-plotting-outside-of-data-range-with-phantom-data/88426/4 "2022-10-08T05:23:59Z")

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![Screenshot 2022-10-07 222304](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/b/2/b287381738e2e6f5d533a32d63faa125f221eb61.jpeg)

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### Author: ![gtraeger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gtraeger/32/31043_2.png) [@gtraeger](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gtraeger)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vega-lite-plotting-outside-of-data-range-with-phantom-data/88426/5 "2022-10-08T05:30:14Z")

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![Plot txt](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/7/6/76ebbcf15aeb0a5d800a2819f1f140b3ec132b9c.jpeg)

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### Author: ![gtraeger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gtraeger/32/31043_2.png) [@gtraeger](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gtraeger)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2022, 5:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vega-lite-plotting-outside-of-data-range-with-phantom-data/88426/6 "2022-10-08T05:34:12Z")

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Sure. I’m new at this so I sent a couple of screenshots. I don’t know how to send PDF or txt files.

Glenn