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Struck is a new dating app based on astrology. The creator says skeptics are welcome

LOS ANGELES - In Netflix's summer hit "Indian Matchmaking," Mumbai-based matchmaker Sima Taparia consults an astrologer to assess whether a client is compatible for marriage with a potential partner. For those without an astrologer on speed dial, a new astrology-based dating app can provide an assist from the cosmos.

Like other dating apps, the recently launched Struck requires a profile, photos and personal details. But it also asks for your birth date, birth time and birth location to create a birth chart, also called a natal chart. Users receive matches once a day based on astrological compatibility

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